Hi All. We have a year old hen that is acting sickly (low energy, doesn't want to stand/lays in one spot, when we move her she doesn't want to stand - she just uses her wings as support but she'll perch on your arm if you hold her). We noticed that she was in the position as pictured in the run...
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We have brahmas, easter and olive eggers, a wellsummer, a polish of course and a cochin bantam. The one that pecks at him is a legbar crossed with an egger we think because she lays blueish green eggs.
Funny that your bantam is the top roo! Our bantam was for a couple weeks...
The pecker and him are the same age and did grow up together. They are 5 months old. There is enough space for him to get away from her in the coop, but he seems to just stay there and let her peck on his feathers. Then hen that pecks at him is his favorite hen...he follows her around, always...
We have a polish rooster who has an awesome head of long hair. He reminds me of an 80's rocker. The problem is that we have one hen in particular that pecks at the feathers on his head while they're in the coop at night. It doesn't seem like she pecks at him aggressively, but nonetheless, he's...
Any ideas on what breed she could be? The feed store sold her as a "color pack" and she lays light green eggs. I am thinking she may a cross between an olive egger and....something else....not sure what. Would love to hear you thoughts. Thanks!
Hello everyone! I am new to keeping chickens and am looking for some insight. One of our "pullets" has been making a different sound lately than she has been before. She's a Mottled Cochin and is about 2 months old. I've attached a video of the sound (she's the black and white chicken on the...