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  1. KatkyCampbell

    What is wrong?

    Hi all. I need help please. 1 year ago we aquired 3 older hens (all 3 layers at the time) from someone I know who has always raised chickens. The first one died about 2 months after coming here. We assumed it was due to stress or old age (not 100% sure how old they were). She kind of slowed...
  2. KatkyCampbell

    Hawk habits....

    I live in San Diego and we have a family of hawks that live across the street from our house in a huge tree. Before I got chickens I loved to watch them fly and circle high up in the sky and hear their screech... but now? Not so much 🤬 They are so very brazen here. I will be out back moving...
  3. KatkyCampbell

    Roosting options/ideas pleas

    Hi BYC peeps! Firstly, I just want to thank you all for the help and advice I have received here! I feel so good having a place to discuss things. I am new to this and feel like I don't know what I am doing, so thank you! Ok, so this weekend we built on this extension (the enclosed white...
  4. KatkyCampbell

    Not a Black Australorp .....

    Hello there! We brought home two Black Australorps from the feed store in May but as you can see this one is NOT a Black Australorp :) Can anyone tell me breed she is? We had actually been looking for two Barred Rock chicks, but could not find any so we ended up with 2 Australorps.....or so we...
  5. KatkyCampbell

    Is it normal for the "boss" chicken to chase newer chickens?

    I have two older ladies in my flock we have had since April (raised by my friend). We raised two new ones from chicks and they have been integrated into the coop with the ladies for almost a month now. Polly (the mama hen/Rhode Island Red) does not hunt them down and is not pulling out any...
  6. KatkyCampbell

    Newbie here!

    Hi all! I am new here and boy do I have a lot of questions! LOL....I am a brand new urban chicken mama (thanks Covid 19 for my new hobby!!) Here is my first/most pressing question. We have raised and integrated 2 hens (19 weeks old now) with our 2 older hens and all has gone well except for...
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