my newest batch is almost 16 weeks old. 3 girls and 1 boy and they will be introduced to the others. my little dude has a hormone implant so he almost never crows and *knock on wood* hasn’t mounted any of them. they live in a giant box in the house and they have a tractor type thing for backyard...
my 4 y/o hen, layla (buff brahma) has dried blood on her nostril and often does. i think it’s from one of the other girls pecking her. i have 4 in this group and 2 are 10 and layla and the other are 4. i’ve had all of them since chicks and they didn’t used to have problems. i never see anyone...
i will attach a video.the girls get food all over their beaks and then go drink water so that’s the food crumbles in the water, but i saw these worms in the girls’ water bowl. no idea how they got there, they’re alive, skin is kinda clear so i can see their insides. creeping me out! until i...
my chicken keeps doing that neck jerk thing like she’s trying to adjust her crop but she’s been doing it almost nonstop for like an hour. her comb seems to be a little darker red than normal and she’s making little gasping noises every so often. i am attaching a link to a video i took of her...
i’m not sure if this is in the right category...
i have 5 hens:
2 easter eggers that are about 9.5 y/o
2 caramel brahmas that are about 3.5 y/o
1 black australorp that is about 3.5 y/o
they all have this little scab thing where their belly buttons would be and i’m just wondering if that’s...
my little one year old caramel brahma started doing this weird neck movement thing and i’m really worried about her. does anyone know what it is? there’s no specific time she does it, just kind of whatever she’s doing, she’ll pause to do whatever this is.
we have dirt in our run for the girls to take dust baths, but it often becomes solid, and i have to take a shovel and break off pieces and then there’s a bunch of smaller chunks that i have to break up. does anyone else have this problem? we tried adding ammend and that helped a little but it’s...