I have 3 chickens and the Golden Wyandotte stopped laying a few months back. They are now almost 1 year old. The 2 RI Reds will go into the coop at night but the Golden Wyandotte only wants to sleep on top. She also is very shy about coming close to me while the 2 RI reds stand on my shoes...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? December of 2017.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 3
(3) What breeds do you have? 2 RI Reds. 1 Golden Wyandotte
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Calming Effect.
(5) What are...
I have 3 nearly 6 months old hens who were just beginning to fly over the fence through some creative hopping. I clipped their wings this weekend and now their new behavior is to put themselves to bed very early and they actually go into the coop around 5:30 PM with 2 1/2 hours of daylight...
one of my hens is not squaking as usual. Is shaking her head as if to clear something, and opens her beak as to make noise and nothing comes out. She is more docile than normal and not showing energetic behavior. Thy have been in the yard all day and there is nothing for them to peck that is...