I had a Rooster a very beautiful friendly rooster. I loved him so much but he was hurting my hens. I looked up how to remove the spurs and I did the potato method. Well that’s not for me I went weak at the knees and felt horrible for my baby who was bleeding. I made the decision that I could not...
So this rooster wandered into my yard after I decided to re home my rooster. I don’t want a rooster and it’s stressing me out because he won’t leave and nobody wants him. Anyway does anyone know what breed he is so maybe someone will want a purebred. I wrote my location in case someone here...
So I had a rooster but I noticed he was cutting into my hens with his talons. I decided I didn’t need a rooster. Well ever since I re homed him a stray rooster or a neighbors has shown up along with two hens. At first they were on the other side of the fence but somehow every morning I wake up...
So I know it’s hard to tell but I’m quite obsessed with always trying to guess before they grow up.
I have chicken mutts. some of them are mixed with Easter egger that’s all I know. So my question really is comb color. I have chicks I think are girls with pale pink combs and solid yellow...
Chick 1 is an amber link mixed with an Easter egger. Looks like a pea comb. I
chick 2 amber link and Easter egger mix
chick 3 amber link mixed with barred rock hen
chick 4 amber link mixed with barred rock hen
any guesses? I’m thinking chick 2 might be male
What does it mean and how can I help. He was adopted from a guy who kept all his roosters together in the same small pen. He had to catch him with a net because he was so skittish. As soon as I got him in the car I took him out of the crate and hugged on him and gave him kisses. He seemed so...
So today my dog crawled under the pen i put up for my broody hens. She grabbed one of the eggs that are on day 17 ( or 18 depending if you count the day the hen starts sitting on them) and brought it inside I saw her leave it in her dog bed and walk away. i Grabbed it immediately and heard loud...
I just found this great video on YouTube. I have only one chicken I need to work on so this helped me learn what I can do. I thought I would share it for anyone new to chickens and want to hug your birds like me.
Today is the day that I got my first baby chicks exactly one year ago! Happy birthday babies!!
i only have a small flock now. Which does work out easier for me but I really miss the rest.
They are eating their favorite snack, its sprinkle cheese lol.
I have severe social anxiety, I get anxiety just posting on this site, and I love animals to death. I cope with life through my animals and sometimes I get a little overboard. I collect stray kittens from around the neighborhood but thats a whole other problem I can’t control yet. But I got...
I have severe social anxiety, I get anxiety just posting on this site, and I love animals to death. I cope with life through my animals and sometimes I get a little overboard. I collect stray kittens from around the neighborhood but thats a whole other problem I can’t control yet. But I got...
Is it 100% guaranteed that a five week old chick with a red comb is definitely a male? Or is it possible that it can still grow into a hen?? I have three red combed easter Eggers. Their combs are not perfect so not a perfect three row pea comb so I’m hoping that they can still be girls. I’m...
Every once in awhile someone will leave an absolutely perfect question or response. I think there should be like a gold star reaction or something for just such a comment or question. Just saying. 🌠
So I was watching a YouTube video of a guy massaging his chickens and they seemed to love it so I tried it on my chickens. They were not amused... but I wanted it to work so I tried it on a young bird while he was in the coop. I didn’t mean to but I must have hit a “spot” because he started...
So my flock came down with fowl pox. I freaked out did my research and did what I could to help them. But now that the virus has passed through most of the flock and they have recovered two of my young birds came into maturity as roosters. I need to rehome them but I don’t know if it’s wise to...
So I’m an idiot and I didn’t vaccinate my chickens. They all have fowl pox! patient zero is almost recovered. Her face was swollen and scabs covered her eyes and nose. I put her in intensive care and gave her cooked egg Yolks And put some Sulfadimethoxine in her water. her scabs are starting to...
I have two roosters. One rooster (Red rocket) used to be my neighbors’ but he ran away to my house. Anyways when Rocket showed up he stole all the ladies. my rooster Charlie, was just hitting puberty so had no claim on hens yet. Now that Charlie is a man he cannot win the hens, he’s so...
I might have too many roosters but im I’m attached to them. I know you need 10 hens for every rooster, I have 9 hens, 7 pullets , 1 rooster , 1 cockerel, and 9 chicks. I think four of the chicks are male though that would be 6 roosters. My question really is : if I give away some roosters What...
So my neighbors rooster and hen are always in my front yard. I have a bunch of hens and one small bantam cockerel In my back yard. My neighbor doesn’t care for his birds at all, his rooster has a severe case of bumble foot. I’ve tried shooing him off my property at first but that didn’t work. He...