anxiety

Hey guys! (Sorry I can be long winded.) Im getting a beautiful mixed flock of 10 chicks the week of the 8th here in central Oklahoma. I know its late in the season, but by the time they are 8 weeks it will be October and starting to get cooler from this 100+ degrees we've gotten lately. So I'm...

Howdy folks of BYC my name is Chris aka Trim. The main purpose of this thread is to create a safe place to let go of the stress of life. I know for myself just having someone to listen is often all I need. If this is something that does not appeal to you, I simply request that you move to a...

I've dubbed myself with something I like to call chicken anxiety. Now I'm not scared of chickens or anything like that. But I noticed something. Ever since Blacky (my prairie bluebell) passed away back in September, I've felt very nervous not spending a lot of time with my chickens. To the point...

We have a chicken called Maple, she is the bottom of the pecking order. A few months ago, she had barely any feathers as one of the other birds had been pecking the tips of her feathers. Now, her feathers have grown back and the chicken who used to peck her now wears “chicken spectacles” which...

Does any ones else have a hen that panics when you leave? And what can I do to help her calm down? Normally when I let her out to roam in the yard, she follows me like a puppy. Do chickens get separation anxiety? Also, is it normal for them to growl? She argues with me. I tell her she can't go...

As some of you know I joined recently. I have a 6 month Cockerel Serama Named Moo Moo Cluck. He has had such bad anxiety any time he is alone without myself or my fiancée. We created a tray he can perch on and play in, while we move him to wherever we are. Kitchen, bathroom, etc. we used a small...

Hey All. I just got a Bantam Serama Cockerel two weeks ago. We named him Moo Moo Cluck. He was hand raised by his breeders so he’s very sweet and attached. We love that we can hold him, however he takes it to an extreme. Any time he is back in his coop he paces and cried for about 15 minutes...

We're in the process of introducing our three 10-week-old babies (2 pullets, one rooster which we're keeping as long as we can) to the little flock, and are at the point where the hens are not picking on them much and they are coexisting well in the same run or free ranging during the day. The...

I have 2 frizzles hens that are about 3-4 months old now. They have a coop and a 5' x 8' run out into the yard. When they were little would hold them and they were fine. Now that they are older they absolutely freak out anytime I even come into the yard. If I enter the coop or chick run to...