We ended up with a rooster in our last batch of chicks, and have been looking to rehome him, because although he's a great rooster, we've got neighbor issues with his very-loud-crowing. I've found a taker for him, but I'm wondering what will happen once he leaves? What sort of effect will this...
I've got a hen (BR) who's not doing so well and I'm uncertain of the cause. I found her sleeping in the nesting box three nights ago, which she has continued to do. My husband dusted them with DE recently to treat for lice (yesterday? The day before?), and said she was bony when he picked her...
We have some wire fencing separating the pullets from the hens with a corner bent up so the pullets can get out, but the hens (in theory) can't get in. I'm not sure if the EE got out herself, or if the hens got in and chased her out, but we've bent the corner down so they're separated again...
We recently moved our 8-week pullets out to the coop where three older hens (a BR, BO, and a wyandotte) reside. I expected the transition to not be pretty, but I didn't realize how bad it would be. The BO and BR attacked the hind quarters of our Easter egger pullet until she was raw. I don't...
I just had a Buff die on Sunday. I didn't see any symptoms or strange behaviors. But now I've got a second Buff who appears to be sick. She's probably 16-20 weeks old, and very lethargic for the past two days. She's puffed up with her head kind of pulled in, so she looks more like a football...
We just had a similar thing happen. We've got 4 buffs, 2 wyandottes, and 2 BRs. One of the buffs just dropped dead. But now another buff is acting very sick, and I have no idea what's wrong. I'm worried that whatever it is will spread to the others. She's the youngest though, and the others are...