We got new chicks in July as our flock was decimated down to one hen. We got one rooster with our chicks. At first we thought he would naturally take over the flock but it seems that older hen seems to have a different idea. Over the last couple of days she got increasingly aggressive towards...
We got new chicks in July as our flock was decimated down to one hen. We got one rooster with our chicks. At first we thought he would naturally take over the flock but it seems that older hen seems to have a different idea. Over the last couple of days she got increasingly aggressive towards...
Hi - so our run got raided by Coyotes or Hawks. We had a storm and the fence was slightly bent. I don't know how but either Coyotes jumped over the fence or we had a couple of hawks. In any case only one hen survived. We tried to integrate our hen into the flock of a friends but she was...
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is about 30 weeks
2) What is the behavior, exactly. not eating, not drinking, fluffed up, lethargic
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 2-3 days
4) Are other birds...
Well it's not not really 13. We have a flock of 16, they are all 13 weeks old, all bought from McMurrays (after a disastrous experiment with a broody hen that produced 8 roosters!!). We bought all females but have a sneaky suspicion that not all of them will turn out hens. In fact I know (I...
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we have a little flock of 8 young chicken (3 months) and one older hen. Two of the young ones (hens) have started having trouble keeping balance, walking wobbly, shaky legs. One had this since about a week, the other since 2 days now. A third one today we were not sure of.
They eat and drink...