Hi all,
Yesterday, I returned home after a brief outing to find 3 of my chickens gone, and one outside the fence trying to get back in.
Nothing seemed amiss or out of place, but my RIR rooster (who was so quiet), my white Silkie bantam rooster, and one of my Wyandotte hens had simply vanished...
Hi all,
I've got an RIR hen (~18 weeks, so no eggs yet) who is suddenly considerably more vocal than before.
She's always cawing about, seemingly wanting something or unhappy. She even lets herself be picked up and handled more than the others. When I bring a waterer over to her, she...
Hi all,
Recently, my roosters seem to have gone completely nuts, and are inexplicably more aggressive.
I have 2 Cornish Rocks (1 rooster, 1 hen), 6 Rhode Island Reds (1 rooster, 5 hens), and 3 baby Silkies (1 rooster, 2 hens?).
The RIRs and the Silkies share an 8 x 16 enclosure in the yard...
Hi all,
Based on the advice I got in this thread, I learned that i have inherited some broilers, and that broilers should only be fed twice a day (6:00 AM and 2:00 PM).
I've done this for two days now, and boy do these chickens seem unhappy about the new plan. They rush the cage door whenever...
Hi all,
Does it mean anything when a chicken sits/rests with one leg splayed out to the side rather than tucked neatly under itself?
I've got photos here: Picasa Album If someone would be kind enough to take a look and tell me if this is a problem, I'd be most grateful.
Thanks!
Terence
Hi all,
I'm as green as they come.
I've spend most of my adult life working at a desk in front of a glowing box. (A nice glowing box, admittedly, but a glowing box just the same.)
Recently, I began dreaming of a more agrarian life, and when my wife's job transferred us to HI, I got my...