I need some advice.. So I have caught my one duck ( the only duck I have) was trying to mate with more than one of my hens AND MY ROOSTER!!!!! My duck is a muscovy duck. Well almost all of my hens seem to be loosing all their feathers on their backs. And one in particular is being eaten alive...
Yes he is about 9 months old. He is a New Hampshire red. Today when I went in there he left me alone.
I think you are correct about him protecting his ladies. Because the day that he attacked me I was down
Feeding the hens. They eat from my hand when I bring them bread. So I think that's why...
Good afternoon. So yesterday when I went into my run to feed everyone
My rooster started to attack me. He has never done this before.
I have no idea why he would start attacking me. He used to be a sweet boy.
Well not anymore. Any ideas of why and how can I stop him
Möbius. Thank you. It is a learning process for me as well. But the hen is doing a lot better. I did notice that the roo was bullying her more than the other ones. But he seems to have calmed down a bit.
I'm sorry. Her FEATHERS were missing. Yes this did happen all of a sudden. I had 2 Roos before the other passed. But I did notice this morning that the Roo that is left has become very aggressive torwatds her.
The coop can hold up to 15 chickens. And there are 9 in there. And a duck. I have 1 roo. The coop is well ventilated. It is a custom grade built coop. The hen that is missing her hair is about 2 years old and the rest are between ages of 6-8 months up to 2 years old.
So today when I came home from work one of my hens was making a sound. At first I thought she was about to lay an egg but the sound continues into tonight. So when I looked in on her, her back seems to be missing all her hair. Like it looks raw. So I put some veterycin on it. Any ideas why her...
So this afternoon when I came home from work, I went to my coop to grab the eggs and I was horrified to find my one rooster was dead. There was no blood around him or anything. Can someone help me with reasons as to why he may have passed?