My 13 week buff Orpington hen has been showing aggressive traits in the past few weeks. Not towards the other chickens though. Mostly towards my dog who she has grown up with since we got here at about 1 week old. She also likes to attack the outside of her chicken coop... she’s a strange one...
I have been getting concerned, as this summer is starting to get hotter and hotter, on how to keep my chickens cool. Part of the coop is shaded for most of the day and I check to make sure they have plenty of water every morning. However, I work Monday- Friday, 8-4:30 so I cant continuously...
I have 8 week old buff orpingtons, and I currently feed them a starter feed and occasionally throw in some dried mealworms. I was just wondering what other foods, like fruits or veggies, I can start feeding them. Thank you all!:jumpy
My Buff Orpington has spots on a couple of her tail feathers. Is this normal? I don’t think it’s dirt. She’s had them since she started to get her feathers in.
when we were setting up the coop last night one of the chicks ran into the chicken wire and scraped the top of her beak. It doesn’t seem to bother her but it did bleed a little. Should I be concerned?
By the time we get the coop set up my chick will be close to 7 weeks old. I live in eastern Washington so it gets warm during the day, right now 70-80 degrees but at night it doesn’t get much above mid 50’s. Should I wait to move her into the coop, or will she be okay? (I only have 1 chick and...
Today I took my chick outside like I always do when I get home from work. Usually she tries to fly and runs around all over the place. Today however she just keeps sitting. It doesn’t seem like she is in pain or anything. Is this normal behavior? She’s almost 5 weeks old now.
I have recently started raising a buff Orpington! (And I’m obsessed with her) I read a lot online about how to sex a chick when they are extremely young and the most common way was to look at the feathers. She has the two layers of feathers and they are different lengths. Her wings are extremely...
I have recently started raising a buff Orpington! (And I’m obsessed with her) I read a lot online about how to sex a chick when they are extremely young and the most common way was to look at the feathers. She has the two layers of feathers and they are different lengths. Her wings are extremely...