I have three young hens who simply will not accept two new pullets (one just started laying.) They pick on them mercilessly. One ends up hiding all the time and the other playing dead in the corner of the enclosed pen. I have tried taking out the two most dominant and all sorts of other...
I have three young hens who stay in a 10' x 10' fenced area with a coop. Three weeks ago, I purchased two beautiful and gentle pullets. When I combined the chickens, it did not go well at all. Two of the three hens viciously attacked the pullets. The poor things took to hiding and would not...
Three months ago, I raised 7 chickens from days old with great care. Three weeks ago, I came out to their outdoor enclosed coop/run to find that they were all gone. I was heartbroken and confused. What was left was a small (6 or 7 inch) hole dug under the run and feathers everywhere. What...