July hatched chicks
One has just started laying and other has been very vocal and a cockerel just started getting hormones all died within a day
They were fine
And the next day they became lethergic and had watery poop and breathing heavy and puffed up and I fed them warm water and feed and...
She is 5.5 mo old
She started checking nests and mating 2 weeks ago
2-3 days ago she laid an soft egg in nest
It was like ruptured balloon and yellow orangish yolk oozing out of it
She hasnt laid an egg ( except that soft egg )
Today she is acting little lazy
She keep standing sleeping for...
I have 4 game bantams pullets 20 weeks old
Splash Cinnaman Goldien and Marlet
Splash has red face comb and waatles for 2 weeks now
Her voice changed when she was 12
Others 3 has pinkish face
About 2-3 weeks ago they have started bwaaking
Today I heard egg song or warning call only she was...
My friend gave me 2 cockerels ( 8-9 mo ) brown and black
Brown one is alpha
But all hens loves roaming with black cockerel
Whenever alpha chases beta cockerel away hens are also going with him
Hen always chooses winning cockerel isnt it ??
Why my hens choosing him instead of alpha
Thanks
Last year I had to go to my grandparents.
So I left my hen ( she was my pet ) to my maternal aunt's .
They raise dual purpose chickens for meat
They asked whether she lays or not ( I said 3/4 per week )
I left her there with 2kg layer feed for 3 weeks
When I returned I saw she was free ranging...
I have two seperate flocks ( RIR ) and game bantams
And I want larger birds with broodiness in them
I read here father passes his genes to daughters and mothers to son
So I have to cross male oegb to female RIR
Any advice would be appreciated
1. Why alpha hen is so bossy ?
2. I have seen mother hens attacking hens which are above her in pecking order ( but dont attack alpha hen )
Alpha hen always wins 😂😂
I have an ex batt and 6 cochin pullets ( Pullets were 2mo old when I rescue ex batt ) Cochin mothers still dont attack her
Why...