I have several times let some hens out of the run and kept him locked in and I have picked them up and cared for them in front of him and it seems to make him worse. My husband tried picking him up and he bit him on the neck pretty dang hard. He is now ok with my husband after meeting his...
I understand completely where all of you are coming from. My husband and I have a 10 month old black giant rooster. He is the rooster over a flock of 16 hens. He was my baby for most of his live and even tried to protect me the way he did the hens. Now all of a sudden without me doing...
I completely understand what all of you are going through. My husband and I have a 10 month old black giant rooster who was my baby for most of his life. Now he wont even let me in the chicken house without coming at me. Today he will not even let me open the door to the run without trying to...
Today it feels like there is at least 3 eggs in her abdomen and she is not acting normal anymore. There is a bad smelling liquid coming from her vent. Any advice would help.
Today it feels like there is at least 3 eggs in her abdomen and she is not acting normal anymore. There is a bad smelling liquid coming from her vent. Any advice would help.
It feels just like an egg. Its the same shape and size as her eggs. After gently rubbing around the egg I felt it move into the oviduct. What else would it be?
My husband and I have a 9 month old Sicilian Buttercup hen. About 4 days ago I was holding her and felt an egg in her lower belly. She had not layed an egg in about 5 days. We took her out and soaked her and dried her off and took care of her but still no egg. Today is the 4th day and still...
My husband and I have a 9 month old Sicilian Buttercup. About 4 days ago I was holding her and noticed that I felt and egg in her belly. She had not layed in about 5 days. We soaked her in some warm water and dried her off and put her back. This is 4 days later and she still hasn't layed the...