Alas, nothing ever goes my way. Only one week after the rooster going to his new home… the lady messaged me saying he had an eye infection and it was swollen shut and that I needed to come get him. Apparently she isn’t going to treat it.
The problem is that i cant bring him back. That was the...
I'm very sad today. I had to re-home my 7 month old roo that I hatched from egg. The problem was, I already had a 19 month old rooster from a prior hatch. Hatched him from egg too and he was the dominant one (obviously). I only have 6 hens and I cannot free range due to predators. I have a...
Help! This morning when the sun came up I went to feed my chickens and I had a hen down on the ground in the run. It appears she never made it into the coop at dark last night. I was able to pick her right up and bring her inside (she normally won’t let me). She’s lethargic and weak. She’s...
I have a lavender orphington hen that went broody and won't come out of her nesting box, however, she isn't sitting on any eggs? What is this all about?
I have a original flock of 4 hens and 1 rooster, and I wanted to add a couple more hens so the hen to rooster ratio was better. I purchased two more hens roughly the same age (4-5 months) and same size as my existing ones. For the first week I kept them separated to where they could see each...
Hello fellow chicken enthusiasts!
When my father in law passed, I inherited his chickens and they had never been handled or held, touched, tamed or petted. I have since let one of the hens that went broody hatch 4 babies. I never separated them from mama, the flock, or the coop. I now have a...
Could anyone help me with the sex of these 6 week old babies hatched may 15th? Two pics of chicken little (gray), two pics of iceman (white) and one pic of Blackie.
Any ideas?