Yes my roo is the same age and he seems to have lots of err... vitality. I do know that she has a small bare spot by her wings where he latches on - it's not terrible, but then again none of my other chickens have that. I'll keep an eye on her and him together to see if he is taking advantage of...
She could be stressed from mating. I have 1 roo to my 4 hens right now and her feathers are worn more than the other girls. I also have 6 babies that I have been slowly Introducing over the past few weeks. I've been bringing them out for 30 minutes or so at a time to socialize through the run...
Hi all! My first chickens are close to 9 months old now, and one of my hens has consistently been laying slab eggs. She is usually a daily layer, but for the past 2-3 weeks she has seemed to be skipping laying on some days and then laying 2 eggs the next day. I've gotten somewhere between 6 and...
Being that you were expecting much worse, is this something relatively normal that I shouldn't stress too much over? I've only had cheepies since the summer, so I'm assuming there's a high chance I'm overreacting.
It started with a little frostbite. We had a bad rain and wind storm on a 60 degree day, and that turned into a 15 degree night. My rooster, Jamie, suffered a bit of frostbite on the tips of his comb. Not a huge deal. Fast forward a week later and the center tip of his comb is bloody and just...
Oh my God that is her! I've only had chickens for 6 months, and this mystery has been going on the whole time. I've searched and searched to no avail, but your answer seems so simple - like I should have known all along. . Thanks for your help!
Hi, meet 2Pec! She is 5 or 6 months old now. We received her from my partner's Mexican coworkers, and due to a language barrier, all we know is that she is indeed a chicken. She's quite wild compared to the others, but she's so quirky and adorable. She is tiny compared to the others and barely...
I am having this same issue, but with my chickens. 3 of my hens started laying a couple of weeks ago, but one has produced soft eggs the past 2 days. I read that this can happen early on, but I am concerned because she started laying them just fine and now all of a sudden they are soft. They are...
Do you have any advice on how to do this when you don't have a coop that you can walk into? I have one of those little "chicken hotel" type structures so they are either in or out - I can't really get in there and kick just the roo out. Would it be at least somewhat effective to practice keeping...
Do you have any advice on how to do this when you don't have a coop that you can walk into? I have one of those little "chicken hotel" type structures so they are either in or out - I can't really get in there and kick just the roo out. Would it be at least somewhat effective to practice keeping...
Well the stick thing did not work at all. I could tell he was feisty before letting them out of the coop today, so I grabbed my stick and sure enough he came straight after me. I began flailing my stick around to no avail. I ended up swatting him a few times and fell backwards - and when I fell...
Hi everyone! I'm a first time chicken owner, and out of our 5 hens, one ended up being a roo. There is no issue with keeping a rooster as far as the city is concerned, and my only problem is he's becoming quite feisty.
They are all about 5 months old right now. He hasn't been too rough on the...