Hi! I have two roosters - one is a young Buff Orphington that's less than a year, and the other is a Rhode Island Red that's about 6 years old. Until recently, the Rhode Island Red was the BOSS - he'd flap after the other, but never hurt him. Recently, the Buff took the dominant role, and...
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I noticed our flock all pecking at something in the leaves. I looked over and it was a baby mole our cat caught and left.
The hens were picking it up and checking it out, when one of our chickens, got a hold of it in her mouth, tipped her head back, and glugged it down her...
5 of our hens stayed huddled up under an evergreen and would not come out to go into their coop. I think the snow came on fast and they got confused. Please - can someone tell me if they'll be able to survive the night? We put their chicken tractor nearby with a tarp over it to keep the snow...