Mine are the same way. One you can approach and she squats down and you can pick her up with ease. The other one , not so much. Which is kind of funny. She used to jump up on my lap and get treats, but since she molted and wouldn't allow anyone to touch her, she won't let me near her. I need to...
I'm experiencing my first hard molt, but it's a natural process, and all chickens do it to some extent. It's like strands of your hair coming out and being replaced by new ones. Same thing with feathers. I have been giving my girls extra protein, which should help. The girl at the feed store...
I have 2 chickens, 1 of which is molting big time. She doesn't look quite as scraggly, but she's lost so many feathers I thought something had gotten one of them. She's lost most of her tail feathers, and underneath the top feathers on her back there are rows and rows of little feathers coming...
I put a potted mint plant in the run, and the girls left it alone for a couple of weeks, then I went outside yesterday and they have eaten all the leaves. I actually got it for the fly repellent properties. It did pretty good until they ate it. Now I guess I should buy another one.
I'm in Sebastian, and have a Facebook page called Sebastian Backyard Chickens, but it's mostly for anyone in Indian River County who would like to join. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SebastianBackyardChickens/ It's an informal group started to help out locals, since we...
I'm in Sebastian, and have a Facebook page called Sebastian Backyard Chickens, but it's mostly for anyone in Indian River County who would like to join. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SebastianBackyardChickens/ It's an informal group started to help out locals, since we...
If anyone lives in Indian River County, Florida, or Sebastian, Florida, I started a Facebook page for locals to share and help each other out locally. If you are interested in joining, PM me and I'll give you the details.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SebastianBackyardChickens/
We've had our chickens since December 1st and we haven't had any problems with predators. The screening is hardware cloth and we also secure the doors with bungee cords at night in addition to the hardware closures that's on them. Sometimes on the weekend I set up the portable fence and we let...