I have a seriously bullied, almost 2 year old hen. She has a BFF, Belle, but the other all pic on her, except for Sherbet. We are building a new chicken coop with a run, so they will no longer be 24/7 free ranging. I think that this might increase the bullying, even though the run will be...
On this day, April 30th 2018, I lost a very good little friend. Her name was Nutmeg who I liked to call Meggy or Meg. Nutmeg was a Buff Orpington hen who loved to perch on my lap, she was always there when I needed a friend, in a form of a chicken, which to some may sound utterly crazy, but to...
I met my best friend and fellow chicken lover just after she had finished chemotherapy for her breast cancer. She was 26 when diagnosed. Despite having a really bad reaction to the chemo (her husband literally had to carry her out to the car after each session, and then carry her into the...