I have a approx 4.5-6 month old blue laced red wyandotte hen that I noticed was stumbling, lethargic and appears to have a good amount of weight loss. The older girls started being way more aggressive and she fell over when they pecked at her which is how I started to notice she seemed off. I...
I got this hen about a month and a half ago. I was told she was about 8 months old and a RIR. She has yet to lay any eggs. She has had this problem since I brought her home. Under her vent gets poop stuck all the time and I have to soak it off. It is under her vent and appears swollen or...
I aquired a new chicken a few months ago. She is perhaps a RIR and about 8 to 9 months old. She has had this problems since the day she got here. I thought her butt was wet due to the recent rain we had had on the day she came. I have already soaked her numerous times. What is this and how...
I went to lock my 2 girls up tonight and founf a coop full of feathers. One chicken came running from the side yard and after much searching we found our 2nd. She was viciously attacked by something. All of her tail feathers are gone and her back side looks like it was being eaten! She was...
The red bird is about 12 weeks old and very sassy. She is the fighter of the group. The two polish are about 9 weeks old. The white bird is about 13 weeks old and I know it is a rooster and of course it is the mist docile and friendly of the bunch...not to mention my favorite. Any thoughts...
It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved Sweet D. She met the cat this morning and things did not go well. Judging by the scene....she put up a good fight! I will miss her silly chicken personality. She could put a smile on my face with that silly puff of feathers...
So its been about 2 weeks since my last post and the "girls" are growing leaps and bounds. Still questioning if I have roos or pullets....please help. The gold laced and buff pullets are about 6 to 8 weeks and the others are about 10 to 12 weeks...I am guessing in the ages? Thanks
Any thoughts on the sex of my polish? They are 5 weeks old if not 6 weeks. The yellow one, Sonny, seems protective over Elmers. Thanks in advance for replies.
I am starting to let my older pullets free range when I am outside with them. Today the blue jays started to go crazy in a tree in the next yard over. My chickens got low to the ground under a fern and started to coo or purr almost to the other chicken that was out in the open. That chicken...
My 3 week old polish chicks have become crazy. They run around like I am trying to kill them every time I reach in to pick them up. They are handled daily. They are so terrified that I am afraid they are going to hurt themselves with this over reaction. They run in to the side of the brooder...
Hello from Florida. I am new to raising chickens. I was going to only get 2 but found myself with 5 little cluckers instead. They range in ages..which I am finding can be a bit stressful trying to introduce them to each other but still enjoy watching the different personalities intermingle...
I am totally new to chicken raising but yet have found myself with 5 of the cutest chicks! I was wondering if anyone could help me out with the type of breed they are? I know the one is a Polish but I wasnt sure if there was specific category she fell under. I was also wondering if anyone...