They are going crazy attacking each other. The young ones won't leave the coop and when one of them was brave enough to go out in the run the other three ganged up on her and I have no doubt that if my husband hadn't intervened they would have killed her. Any advice on how to help, should I...
I think it would be quite tricky to sneak them in at night, I'd have to build another roost, which I guess I could do. But sneaking in 11 chickens might get noticed.
I can't free range my chickens because my neighbors cats kill them (don't ask...) But I did read somewhere about someone who...
I have 14 chickens. 3 are grown ladies (over a year) and 11 are 4 months old (1 rooster, 10 ladies). They're all in the same coop with a chicken wire divider seperating them, so they can see each other all the time but can't get to one another.
There is a very vauge drawing to show the set up...
From what I've been researching (my chickens have mites) the DE won't always work once their infected, it's more of a preventative thing. Although sounds like some people have had success. I went and got some Sevin Dust today and will be dusting all my chickens and their coop tomorrow. You do...
YES!! This is EXACTLY what my chickens back looks like. I thought she was being bullied now I'm thinking mites. I went out in the coop last night to try to see any and couldn't find them but there are tons of these little cobweb things that I read somewhere else on here are a sign of mites...
I have a 5 week old chicken who I just noticed yesterday has curled toes. I don't know how I didn't notice it sooner. She spends most of her time laying down and can get to food and water usually. When I go in the coop to feed and water them the chickens panic and end up stampeeding her! I...