We’ve separated it off for a while. It’s feathers are starting to grow back. It seems happier and anxious to go when the rest of the flock goes out to play but we’ve kept it separated. It was vaccinated for marek’s. It seems a little better but still not real steady on it’s feet. It has been...
We have a 4 month old polish rooster having sudden difficulties walking and balancing. It doesn't move very far and even falls over sometimes. We also noticed its head feathers are missing and it’s being pecked on occasionally. Since the missing head feathers and the balance issues came about...
Thank you, Cavemanrich. No, there’s no aggression towards the pullets and this is a fairly new habit. I will try a light and see if it makes a difference.
Thanks again.
Hello. We have a fairly new flock. We have seven hens around five months old and eight younger pullets all living in a fairly large coop. We have one Buff Brahma that, every night, it sits down in the doorway and blocks the remaining chickens (usually only one or two) from getting into the coop...