All my years of messing with chickens I have never seen so many go broody at the same time. Austrolorp, Buff, Maran,Barred Rock , White Rock, Mutts.....All 1 year old, different coops. I have others that are going on 3 years old and never went broody. Do they get it from seeing the other do it...
Does anyone have any advice or home remedies to keep birds from pecking each other? I have 36 birds in 6 coop/runs. These are walk in runs. Plenty of room,protein....no mites or lice. I looked them over good at night with a flashlight and treated them anyway. I hatched my newest chickens June...
I have 10 hens and a roo in a coop/run. Hatched this spring. All hens are laying good. 7 to 10 eggs everyday. 3 barred rock,3 marans,2 white rock,2 orpington and a barred rock roo. The barred and maran hens have lost their feathers around their vent/butt. The other 4 and roo are fine. Just...
I have a buff orpington pullet that is about 5 months old. Within the past week I noticed a small knot on the side of her face behind her eye. It was about the size of a BB. It looked like some sort of bump or pimple. I tried to feel it thinking it would be soft to the touch but it is very hard...
I just got some chickens about a 6 weeks ago. I have a pair of Delawares that are about 5 months old. Also have 2 black copper maran pullets and a buff orpington pullet that are about 4 months old. They all seemed fine at first but the buff and Delaware pullets began looking poor. Standing...