I have my first chick hatched by a chicken. How long does the mother usually stay and take care of the chick? I have them in a cage together. I wanted to be sure that I got her out before she would ever hurt it if she would.
My two week old chicks are pecking out the tail feathers of a couple of chicks and making the tail bleed. Are they missing something in the diet or something else? I am feeding them Start and Grow. Can anyone help! Thank you!
Laurie
Thank you for your reply. I have had the hen in two different pens with possibly her offspring rooster in each one and they both did the same thing, so I guess they are saying that she has got to go. My one rooster that I still have is a Dark Brahma and is very docile otherwise. Boy, do I...
My rooster will not let a hen eat or get near any of the other hens. He is plucking all of her feathers out and is attacking her head. This hen may be his mother. Does a rooster know who his mother is?
Do roosters have to be rotated?