I have a few hens that my rooster prefers. They lose the feathers where he grabs on and that area also gets red and a little bloody. I put them healer on one and it seemed to get better! Bought those jackets to cover their back but the first one i tried didn't go over well. It was thick and she...
This is my 4 month old Rita. Not sure what kind and have been told a roo but doesn't crow or act like my foster that ids in the 3rd picture. My rooster Sam is very aggressive and attacks me & Rita is very quiet and doesn't crow. They are the same age. Sam was bought as a hen but became...
I have 4 girls about 5 years old year old, only 2 are laying i think. I now have 9
Twelve week old girls and 1 roo, maybe 2 as one has been growing since he's about a month and the other just his time. I now feed them all flock & they are all together. Do i put down calcium & let them choose or...
About 6 weeks! I incubsted this baby. Got 8 from tractor supply and got 1 rooster & knew it real early. Looks like a hen to me but advise would be nice
Bought 8 pullets at tractor supply supposed to be hens but off i was a betting woman the multicolored chic with the big red headdress looks like a rooster and he manages the rest of the chics. I'mm alright with that because i hasn't had a rooster in a few years. My last one was very aggressive...
So i had eggs in incubator and then bought some 1 day old chicks. Was 6 and then 2 were given to me so 8 of them. Only one chicken hatched and there's a big difference in a 1 day old and those that were now 3 weeks when the young one hatched. I kept them separated but the newbie was chirping a...
My girl is now 4 days with prlaosed vent! I keep it moist all day & soak it twice a day! Last nite i sat with her & pushed it back in and held it there for about an hour! It seemed to stay so i held her for anither hour & then put her in a ckean cage! It's back out this morning! She seems fine...
A flock of 10 birds that are only giving one egg a day! 2 birds 10 months old! 2 birds a year and 10 months! Only one is older than 5. Give good egg laying crumbles & once a week some calcium! Any ideas or comments?
My chics are 8 weeks old & spent their first nite outside in a small coop separate from the big coop! I let them out into the ring during the day while the big girls are free ranging & open the outside for off the coop so the big girls can get in! Forget how long to keep them separated! They can...
I have 2 month old fully feathered chive and want to put them outside in their own coop! It is supposed to be 50 later in y the week at nite! Will they be ok without a heat lamp
First chick hatched on day 20 and now day 22 with no signs of pipping or chirping! Hope i get at least one more to keep my beautiful baby chick company