I'm a strict disciplinarian? I'll slap a chicken. But chickens are pretty smart. I use specifically colored spray bottles for bad behavior.
But in truth, some breeds are far more aggressive than others. I make sure to set boundaries and try to keep a sufficient hen ratio.
We got Bea from TSC when NONE of the eggs I put under a broody hen hatched (She kinda half-assed it.).
We have since curtailed the issue by giving broody moms clay eggs to sit on and hatching the actual eggs in an incubator.
Bea was attacked by a dog at 6 weeks and lost 90% of her vision. She...
Bea is a year old. This her with Henry, my special needs rooster. (He's recovered, but he insisted on being a house chicken)
The other photos are the 'Chook Nook'. It's basically a cabinet where I keep my special needs chickens in my house. Bea has the top floor, but I remodel and redecorate...
Question: is he truly blind or does light hurt his eyes?
I discovered Bea could see light and I use color changing disc lights to alert her to food and water.
I have a blind chicken. My husband and I actually enjoy finding new ways to make her life easier. We make things to help her. She has a 'condo' we set up to let her find food and water. We have selected several other chickens that visit to help her socialize. (They get to spend the night at her...