I have 5 new hens and one older hen. The older hen used to go in the coop at night but ever since I got the new hens she will not go to the coop she will roost on the chairs with the other chickens. I left them in their coop for 4 days and then let them out but they still did not go back to...
Had a silkie brooding she hatched one egg. She is taking care of the chick but is leaving her unhatched eggs. Any suggestions - should I move her and the chick and the eggs to a large kennel?
I have a rooster with a black rim around his eye on the inside corner closest to his beak. He was fine this morning and he does not seem to feel bad. Any ideas what might be wrong with him?
I have a hen with a drooping cone (usedto be standing up) she seems to be very lethargic and appears to have diarrhea. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
I have a hen that has been severely pecked by roosters. she has a pretty big hole in the back of her neck. I treated it with peroxide and put triple antibiotic ointment on it. what else should I do?
I have two roosters that have pecked a hole in the back of my silkie's neck. They are not trying to mate with her just being mean. They seem to be o.k with other silkie and other chickens. I am currently nursing the silkie back to health and keeping her isolated. When she is better will they...
I have 4 hens that free range all day. Left town for a couple of days and came back and they had laid 8 eggs. Have not laid any since we have been back are they laying them somewhere else? Do they need to be in their coop inorder to lay eggs?
I have 11 week old chicks that I have just introduced to the coop. They cannot use the ladder to climb into the sheltered part of the coop yet. I have a large dog kennel witha light on in it. They sleep in there at night. If temps drop into the upper 30s will they be o.k.
o.k. my husband and I are totally baffled. we bought two pullets and 5 chicks. we have a chicken coop with lots of chicken wire and ventilation. the chicks were in a wee ventilated dog crate withing the coop. the temperature today was 108 but they were in afternoon shade. anyway, we came...