Poor girl, she does this constantly. When left alone, the only noise she makes is a squeak. Almost like a hiccup, but not as constant. When I pick her up and she panics, she quacks.
She has lost weight and spends a lot of time laying down, facing a corner or the fence. She eats. She drinks. She...
We’ve got two 6 month old Saxony hens that we know are finally laying.
And we also have Five four month old hens (2 Cayuga and 3 Saxony) and two 4 month old drakes.
My question is-
Is it possible that the younger ladies can/will start laying at 4 months old due to the influence (biological...
The title says it all.
I’ve got two fat sisters and 14 bald rescues... all of them are mean ruthless bullies.
Seriously, they chase every other chicken in the coop - even their own kind - and PECK PECK PECK.
The baldies are so lovingly named as such because of neglect and rooster damage (and why...
We recently “Rescued” some hens from a lady who said she was not in good health to take care of them-which by the looks of things I think the proper explanation was the HENS are not in good health...
She claims the damage is from an aggressive rooster, but I am leaning more towards something...
She doesn’t eat. Doesn’t hang with the others. She drinks plenty of water and swims... just seems sad, or solemn. Then this morning... we noticed her feathers are unlike the others...
should we be worried?
G’morning!!!
So we have had our new adopted chickens- ten Rhode Island Red hens and one rooster, for a week now. They are all a little over two years old, and doing fine.
We have a huge coop and run-and a smaller coop and run within it for our new ducks (that are on order, yet to arrive).
Any...
Thanks for adding me to the group!
I’m new to the foul game-we recently finished our coop and ordered our chicks and ducklings, then got the chance to adopt 10 full grown Rhode Island Red hens and one rooster.
Needless to say I cancelled my order! (Except for the ducklings-I cannot wait for...