I have 9 older hens, and 9 chicks. 3 Ameraucanas, about 6 weeks old are still in the brooder, as they are still fairly small. The other 6 3 Dixie rainbows (they are HUGE), and 3 black Asians around 8 weeks old. The 6 older chicks are in a separate coop right next to the big hens. The door has a...
Yesterday my little bantam chicken was doing good. She had recently been separated from the rest of the flock, due to them incessantly picking on her. Today she will not move, she slumps over when it touch her, her breathing seems labored, she won't open her eye's, or move at all, and she's...
We have have 10 chickens, 9 of which are normal chickens, and one bantam. Up until a week ago we had a rooster, but unfortunately we had to get rid of him. He was destroying our flock! Everyone was bald, and he was too aggressive. We got rid of him, and now all of the hens are picking on Sadie...
My favorite chicken Audrey started to loose her neck feathers around fall time. Originally I thought she was just molting, and they'd start to grow back eventually. However her feathers still haven't grow back, and another chicken that we have that is the same breed is now loosing her neck...
We are in the process of having to build a temporary coop for our girls. We have an extremely large chicken coop that was built around 1910. It's falling down, and must be torn completely down to be rebuilt. Our girls are housed in a portion of it currently. Since we've never had to build one...