We recently added a 4 month old rooster with our 2 year old hen 3 weeks ago (both japanese bantams) and he got along well with our hen.
However, today we noticed he was squinting his left eye and eventually caught our hen pecking his face. At first we thought she was just picking something off...
hey guys!!
it's been about 2 weeks and i've taken your suggestions on board. i have checked for wounds and there are definitely none. my chicken however is still only coming out of her coop once a day, this ranges from 15minutes to 2 hours a day. during this time she comes out to eat and...
about a week ago my japanese bantam ran away but came back a day and a half later. since then she's been acting strange in that she only comes out of her coop once a day to eat. she stays in the same position all day. we have tried to lure her out with treats to which we have have worked once...