we got 2 dominant copper chicks today and they were fine the car ride home but when we put them in the brooder one of them started violently pecking the other. she started with just like little pecks to the bum but then she started biting hard and shed latch on and shake her head and wouldnt let...
we got some week old chicks 3 weeks ago. we tried to foster them to our then broody hen but she didn't take them so they have been isolated in a dog cage since. they've only ever been out in the yard twice. we've been pretty careful about not touching them after handling our older hens. today my...
This is my first year with my own chickens and I just wasn’t sure and I want to be careful. She’s had this bald spot on the back of her neck for a couple weeks now so I thought I’d ask. (we don’t have roosters)
One of my ladies was attacked by my new puppy after she was left unattended outside. lots of feathers were pulled out. ive separated the chicken from the rest and put her in an old cage with shavings. i put neosporin on her wounds and a blanket over the cage. her feathers are very wet because...
i have three faverolle hens and i put leg bands on them a few weeks ago because i need to identify which are which. i made sure that they were loose but i just noticed that some of the feathers on one of my hens leg is bloody. its not much blood but im still concerned. im taking the tag off now...