It doesn't bother them by feeder swaying? What type of feeder? I don't have a feeder yet I use pans on ground & spread a little over ground but have learned not such a good idea.
Ha I guess not. I had my boyfriend build a ramp & I have to still go out & direct him onto it. Going on day 4 now. I do this because he so acts like he wants up there with the others but he just won't go up. He's funny.
Well my boyfriend made him a ramp today & I gotta say either he's still a very young rooster or not the brightest. Lol. Bless his heart. I had to put him on bottom of ramp & coddle him to top then he "flew off" & landed on side with a wing open. Scared me his wing could get broken. So I had...
Yes she gets out but only a couple hours while I hawk watch now. I may have some sort of unknown plant that's poisonous but I don't think I do. They only cover a small area when out. 1/4 acre maybe. I've had several chickens do this unfortunately & have put them down before I learned of...
Trying to decide if she'll recover after they lay down even when they eat & drinking good if I put it close enuf & her poo looks normal or if I need to put her down? She was fine at night & in am she was falling down and next day went to lying down. I have no idea what's wrong with her. I've...
I have one about 10-12 inches off ground close to another one that's about 2 foot away & the others hop or fly up to low one & then hop up to other one but silkie runs around underneath but won't do anything. I put a brick under but he's gotten on that brick only once. I was just curious if...
I have a silkie rooster that's 13 weeks old who still won't fly up to the perch at night like all the rest of chickens. Can this breed fly up ever? I have to set him up there every night. He gets down on his own. Is he just lazy or scared? I never see him even practicing flopping wings etc.
Please help me!!!!! I have a hen 13 or so weeks old hen that was fine at night on roost to falling down next morning. I gave vitamins & Electrolytes. Next day laying down. 2 days later still laying down but eating & drinking if I get it close enuf to her & her poo looks normal. She can't...