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We went through this sudden agression late this summer. Two weeks of awful sudden aggression to where the victim's former best friend turned absolute bully that I feared would kill her. The other two former pacifists would go along along with whatever bully was doing. After MANY hours of...

Here we are after three more weeks and all is well. All girls back to "best friends forever". And me scratching my head as to what it was all about. I AM finding more odd feathers scattered about and when I pet them I'm finding pin feathers coming in around thier necks. So was this all a...

Thanks for the reply, Oldhenlikesdogs. Their coop is 4'x8'x7'high. Attached run is 8'x16'x6' high. They get unlimited 17% protein layer pellets and oyster shells, plus a bit of black sunflower seeds and a pinch of scratch. They also free range the garden about 4 days a week. Can't see how it...

Hi, I have 4 hens, all 18 months. 2 Americaunas, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Australorp. Their living situation is great, lots of room, no pests, plenty good quality food, water, THEY ARE LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. Last week 3 went nuts and started pecking the #!$@ out of the poor Australorp (Cora). She...

Thanks for all the input. Just to update, the pheasant (yes, we named him Buck) stayed for a month, ate a lot of chicken scratch, sunflower seeds and peanuts, and kept my mind peacefully occupied through the shock of my Mom passing away two weeks ago. Don't know if angels come in the form of...

Thanks for the input, Golden Reeves. We do have raccoons, possums, skunks, house cats and at times Coopers hawks. Would these be a threat to a grown pheasant or do they tend to get the chicks? This guy's got all his adult feathers, but he's pretty darn mellow is what worries me. Will a free...

Hello Pheasant People! I have a beautiful male ring neck pheasant that showed up four days ago in my yard. (Central Coast California) First noticed him roosting in the street tree! I live in town, have a large native garden (lots of cover) with pond. He seems unperturbed by my presence. I...

Oh boy, here I go into chicken-land! I will be getting my chickens later this spring, but I'm joining the forum now due to questions I have about an unexpected visitor to my yard this week. A beautiful ring-necked pheasant showed up 3 days ago. I thought he was just passing through but he's...