I came back from work today and found one of my ameracuana hens on the roof of the chicken coop. She was breathing heavy and stretching her neck out trying to gasp for air. I put her inside the coop and things got worse. She started vigorously shaking her head, jumping up and down, and trying...
Thank you to those who replied! The new hens have become best friends with older ones. After a few days of one hen chasing another the new guys accepted there place in the pecking order and they all eat, drink, and roost together. Everything worked out well without any violence
I have 4 barred Plymouth rocks that are 5 months old. I got two ameracuanas and a rir yesterday. The barred rocks are chasing, pecking, and squaking at the new chickens. Will they stop fighting? How long will it take if they do? By the way they are all hens no roosters!
In the last 2 weeks my pullets combs/wattles have turned a deep red color, have started to become extremely vocal (singing per egg song), and today they are all starting the squat when I go to pet them. My question is when will I expect the first egg?
You can tell the difference of a hen and a rooster at a young age by picking the bird. If they pull there legs towards there body it is a hen. But if they keep them out and strait like in the picture they are a rooster. So by the looks of that picture it is definitely a rooster.