I have tried separating her from them but she goes crazy and is very loud and freaks out when shes separated. We got three easter egger chicks and the four other ones one day later so they were without each other for like a day, but we got rid of two of the easter eggers because they were...
I live in the suburbs too. I've found that barred rocks haven't brought any attention to my house 😂 and I did get a rooster to protects my hens too but we got a complaint and had to get rid of him. We have outside cats all around our neighborhood and my girls are pretty protective of each other...
I am having the same exact issue, I hope you can find an answer, I'm thinking it will take time, but in some cases you have to remove the chicken because of bad abuse.
So I have 5 hens that are almost a year old. Two barred rock, two Rhode island reds, and one easter egger. I am having an issue with the easter egger. All the other girls are so mean to her and theyre pulling her feathers out. when she tries to eat they peck at her and are really mean. what...
I have 5 hens and 4 of them have been laying for about three weeks now we got them as chicks in May. Our one Barred Rock Oreo hasn't laid one egg yet, she's the largest hen out of all of them and we do have one easter egger that is one week older than all the other ones. So four of them are...
So I have two Rhoad Island Reds, two barred rocks, and one Easter egger. They all are about 4/5 months old and I'm guessing about to lay eggs. They have been really catty to each other and being bullies. Would the meaness be connected with about to lay? Any other signs of egglayers too can help...
I have a 3-4 month old rooster that I got from a family member and he is a mixed breed named doodle doo. We love him very much but we live in the suburbs and the neighbors are getting a bit mad about his crowing. When we got him we didn't know what his gender was until he started doing the...
I have a 5 month old rooster too and roosters tend to do a dance where they put thier wing out and sometimes stomp or go towards the hens seeing if they will mate with him, he even did the dance to me! 🤣
I have a rooster and he is about 3 to 4 months old and he is being mean to my hens for example he is biting them and chasing them and I don't want my hens in stress all the time. Is there a way I could fix the problem? I'll attach a picture of him
Our one chicken which we think is a rooster has a crack in his beak and we don't know what to do. You can see under the first layer of the beak so if anyone can help as soon as possible
It has been really hot in PA lately like up in the 105 degrees and my chickens have been really hot and panting so does anyone have any suggestions for keeping them cool?
There is a nest of bees near my chicken coop and my dogs and me are getting stung by them so do any of you have a way to get rid of them without hurting the chickens?
Here I have the black chicken is about a month old and he/she is a mixed breed and we are thinking it's a boy
Then I have the light brown chicken which is the same age as the black chicken and is a mixed breed and We think it's a rooster too so hopefully you can help me :)