My rooster died and I don't know why. He was about 6 months old, healthy, no signs of being sick or hurt or anything. All the other chickens are fine, including the 4 hens he was raised with, who are the same age. I went to go put them away for the night (he was fine when I let him out this...
About 5 weeks ago I got these 6 chicks from a friend who couldn't keep them. The breed of these chicks are entirely unknown. It is known that they are all from different hens, so none of them are related. The RIR hen with them is just a broody hen who we gave the eggs to.
Now that the chicks...
I have 3 chickens all about 2 months old living in a small coop. This morning I went out to check them and one of the black australorps was laying in the back of the house, and I thought she was dead. She did get up and walk out of the house with the other chicks but then collapsed on the...
I had two chickens who were about 3 months old. One of them was relatively small even for her young age. They usually stay in a large coop but they like to wander around sometimes. They were wandering around only for a few minutes when i walked like 5 feet away to get new water for them and i...