I have a 6 yr old RIR non-layer. We call her "The Colonel" because she is in charge! In April we got three americauna chicks. Mother nature in MD has been hormonal this year (more than normal) so we had a cold snap early October along with warm snaps in Dec. In late October we introduced 5...
I have 2-2yr old & 2-1yr old hens. I've had my 6wk old chicks outside for a week now. Suggestions for merging? The two 1yr olds DO NOT like the little flockers at all. Each time I try to bring them together, the 1yr olds attack my little ones. What should I do?
I've had chickens for almost two years and decided to adopt a few babies! I now have two 2 weeks olds & two one week olds. Yesterday I noticed that one of the younger babies is sleeping on its own and mostly stays separate from the others. When she tried to join in the sleep pile the others...