Hi - new chicken owner here and have my first hen that’s not acting normal. She’s a 6 month old Barred Rock who is usually super curious, active and pecking my ankles for food. Two days ago I noticed she wasn’t moving as fast, puffed up, and not her normal self. I thought maybe egg bound since...
This black lavender split Orpington is 12 weeks old and supposed to be a hen. She’s the biggest and definite leader of the flock. She puffs up her neck a lot at the other chickens but no crowing. Are those saddle feathers on her back side or too rounded? Still learning here. Thanks.
Hi everyone! I’m Sara…a new chicken mama in northern NJ.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Got our chickens in May 2021. This is the first time we’ve ever owned and cared for chickens.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 7 hens. No roosters...