I have a hen who has started to pull her feathers out... I have 4 chickens, 3 hens, 1 young rooster. My oldest hen (2 yrs) has started pulling her feathers out.. She was broody for a while and was sitting on eggs but now she is more socialble with the other chickens but has started pulling her...
I have a hen who has started to pull her feathers out... I have 4 chickens, 3 hens, 1 young rooster. My oldest hen (2 yrs) has started pulling her feathers out.. She was broody for a while and was sitting on eggs but now she is more socialble with the other chickens but has started pulling her...
I bought a Silkie about 3 months ago thinking it was a hen. This morning I come to find that it is a Rooster. Walking out to the coop the the sounds of " cock a do a doo" he only crowed 6 times and hasn't crowed all day. BUT he has been making this weird noise. it sounds that a cawing noise...
I have one depressed silkie, At first I thought she was Broody. But she is showing signs of depression. We got a new chick 4 weeks ago and another one of our hens has become mama hen to this chick. Our white silkie is spending most of her day in the coop, drooped wings, head down, she comes...
I have one depressed silkie, At first I thought she was Broody. But she is showing signs of depression. We got a new chick 4 weeks ago and another one of our hens has become mama hen to this chick. Our white silkie is spending most of her day in the coop, drooped wings, head down, she comes...
HI, I need some advise. I have two silkie hens that have grown up together they are around a year old. we got a new chick 4 weeks ago. the chick is now 10 weeks old and has been spending more time during the day with the to hens outside. one of my hens has taken on the "mothering" roll to this...
Hi I am new to back yard chicken. I have a broody silkie. she has been broody for about 5 weeks. at first she wasn't eating or drinking or leaving the coop. the was sitting on fake eggs. I have Hens only no Roosters. I called the breeder that I use and she gave me three fertilized eggs for her...