This is what i posted in the emergency forum. It is the rest of the story:
I have 13, 21 week old black jersey giants. I acquired two 15 month old barnyard mix chickens that I hoped to use to incubate eggs for the giants. They have been at my place in a small coop/run for 3 weeks kept away from...
No unusual behaviors, her friendly, happy to eat anything self. Yes, today got well into the 90's very humid. The other 14 chickens are panting. I added cool water. She had very thick feathers and feathers down her legs. Maybe she was too hot?
I read on another forum to keep it closed until right before they start to lay eggs. I had the nesting boxes open, then closed them after reading about someone else with this problem. Another forum said to place the chicken on the roosts if you can. My coop is too small for me to move the...
I appreciate your question. My 21 week old jersey giants are doing the same thing. There is plenty of room in the coop but they all huddle to one double nesting box. I have it closed off right now and they are all huddled in the space I would expect 3 of them to roost in. Some on the floor.
Hi, I have been learning so much valuable information about chickens and chicken care from this site I decided to join. I picked up 13 adorable black jersey giant chicks 19 weeks ago, they are 21 weeks old now. They are much bigger now. They have been a wonderful learning opportunity.
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I have 13, 21 week old black jersey giants. I acquired two 15 month old barnyard mix chickens that I hoped to use to incubate eggs for the giants. They have been at my place in a small coop/run for 3 weeks kept away from the giants. I let the new 2 free range under supervision for a couple hours...