behavior

  1. CSAchook

    When will I know if he is a good one?

    This is my first time raising a cockerel with the intention of keeping him. I have read and carefully followed the advice of Beekissed and @BantyChooks and so far so good. My cream legbar cockerel is 22 weeks old and properly respectful towards me. He is also good to his ladies. He tidbits them...
  2. KikiDeAnime

    Cockerel Sitting Near Nesting Box??

    2 or 3 days ago I noticed that our cockerel began to sit inside the coop near the nesting box when there was a hen already in or not. I don't mind him sitting inside I just want to know why. I first thought it was because of the rain but I see him sit under the apple trees during the rainfall so...
  3. Aunt Jo

    My Poor lil duck

    So, I am fairly new to Ducks.. started a lil more than a year ago now. I have two Pekin ducks, come from the same farm.. a male and a female. This summer she started to nest.. and then to sit.. the first few times.. I shewed her and collected the eggs anyway.. but I let it go once.. with about...
    • Aunt Jo
    • Thread
    • behavior duck duckling newbie pekin
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. ZHens

    Chick/pullet activity level

    Hi all, I'm new to raising chickens and I'm hoping someone with more experience can set me straight. I recently bought 4 pullets, 2 Silkies and 2 Polish. The Silkies and one of the Polish are 9 weeks old and the second Polish is 10 weeks old. The older Polish is quite a bit bigger than the...
  5. BGcoop

    I may have created a monster!!

    Meet Rock. She is one of the lowest in the pecking order of my flock, however that has not stopped her from figuring out a way to get more food. When I bring my birds treats there is a small bench that I sit on to hand feed them. In the last couple weeks she has figured out that if she hops up...
  6. KikiDeAnime

    Not Dust Bathing?

    Our 4 month old cockerel Mr Frizz has stopped taking dust baths with his hens. I actually had to give him a quick wash down in our sink yesterday as he had really dirty feathers I hadn't noticed until yesterday. Some of his feathers were actually stuck together in different places and he had a...
  7. Thechickentrainer1999

    Who has the oldest chicken?

    Just wondering, who thinks they have the oldest chicken on this website or knows of an old hen. I just wanted to get a perspective of how old well taken pet chickens can live.
  8. Thechickentrainer1999

    1 coop, 2 flocks. Introducing.

    I'm building a chicken coop 8x8x50 and I want to know if there is anything else to prevent my 2 flocks from attacking each other. I'm giving them plenty of space for 9 and they have been introduced several times but they don't live together. This new coop they will all live together. Anything...
  9. KikiDeAnime

    Is It Normal? (Cockerel/Rooster Behavior)

    Is it normal for a Cockerel to be really terrified of humans? Will he grow out of it? Our cockerel named Mr Frizz who is just about 4 months old is really scared whenever I attempt to pick him up or try to sit near him. I held him a lot as a chick whenever Mouse brought him and the other chicks...
  10. wenwar

    One a Day

    At least three of my girls are laying eggs, the two leghorns and one Rhode Island red. But I am getting one from each of them a day I mean one of them laying one day one of them laying the next day one of the blame the next day. Before the red started laying I was getting at least two a day from...
  11. D

    Weird Duck Head Movement

    These ducks always do this. I never know what this means. Sometimes they do it alone but often they do it to each other (so it seems). They are sort of a couple I suppose and they can always be found in my backyard. I do feed them at least once a day, and they fully trust me to the point I can...
  12. Henrybelle

    How much sitting time before the egg comes out?

    so I was surprised to find my red sexlink on her own in our completely fenced off side yard. exhibiting strange behavior. She is usually very friendly and first to greet us when we step outside. When I discovered her she didn’t want to come then found a secluded area under a redwood clump and...
  13. Phillyndilly

    Philip is being a bully- geese attacking

    Hi everyone I’m new to this site as well as geese and ducks. I want to explain the whole thing so it’ll be long but please read! I’m so confused/ upset.... We have 3 Pekin females ( 3 months) and then found an abandoned Canadian gosling -Philip ( 2 months now) and immediately got him a friend...
  14. solidsnake

    Chicken Jumps on Heads

    Hilariously, and adorably, my 6 week old chick likes to jump on people's head and just sit there. I'm assuming she thinks it's like a nest, since she's just a baby still I never thought about giving her a nesting box, but maybe I should? Does she want to practice nesting? She's a barred...
  15. H

    Baby chicks go crazy and scaled an 8ft fence

    I am new to raising hens and have a mixed flock of 2 roosters, 5 hens, all 9 weeks old and breed is mixed but they all have same full favorolle father. I keep them in a 5x10 chainlink kennel with open top under trees during the day and free range when I’m home. At night, we put them to bed at...
  16. SplashyDashyChicksHatchi

    New Coop, Egg eater, and other behavioral questions

    Hello BYC! It's been a while! A lot has been going on since the start of the summer and obviously, I haven't been able to post(not that anyone would be particularly interested in that fact :confused:). I wanted to ask a few questions about my chickens and their recent activities. 1. First order...
  17. S

    Traumatised Hen with rasping breath

    Hi All, Recently with the great weather our hens have started to sleep outside of their coop in the main compartment of the hen house. It's all fenced up securely with planks / stone slabs surrounding the perimeter to stop foxes burrowing under but last night for the first time we heard a lot...
  18. KikiDeAnime

    Questions About Our Cockerel

    We have a 2 month old red Frizzle Cochin Bantam cockerel named Mr. Frizz and I would like to know when he'll start crowing so we can put our no crow collar on him once he starts. Also, is it normal for young cockerels to be scared of humans before rooster behavior kicks in? He was held a bunch...
  19. jsullivan704

    Shaking Heads

    I have about a two month old goose and duck, the duck runs away from me no matter what. But usually the goose runs up to me and does a little dance when he sees me, flapping his wings and jumping up and down. But today when I went to pet him like usual, he started shaking his head. Like...
    • jsullivan704
    • Thread
    • behavior ducks geese? help noise shaking
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Geese
  20. FionaRose

    Behavior Change In Rooster

    Hello! I was hoping to get some insight as soon as possible on an issue I’ve noticed in my rooster. He’s always been a very good bird, watching out for his flock and keeping them healthy. A few days ago they were unfortunately attacked for the first time out in the yard. We don’t know what...
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