boredom

Please help stop me from being bored.

I got sick and tired of my chicks going nuts at each other from boredom so, Boiled an egg, smeared it on a smooth surface (cardboard lines their cage) and WALLAH! Entertainment for half an hour so far! Why did I never think of this before. Anyways hope it works for you too!! (Not a very...

Hi all, Currently one of my chickens (Bo) has egg peritonitis (non-septic). On the vet's advice, she's being kept indoors for the next few days (currently in a big box in the bathroom) and getting oral antibiotics and an antinflammatory. She does seem a bit more alert already though still...

Okay, I’ll admit it. I am COMPLETELY at my wits’ end with an outbreak of feather picking. The whole disaster started in early January when my 18 hens (who are now 11 months old) chose to stay in the coop during extremely cold, snowy weather. They had a large run available, but didn’t like the...

Help please! I have two 2.5 year old Pekin females that are bullying my 9 month old Runner. I brought her inside last night because she was bleeding on her face in several places (not the back of her neck). I filled the tub and let her have a nice bath and disinfected the minor wounds. She...

I have always been worried about my chickens getting bored, especially since they aren't free range. During the warmer seasons I would give them things like blue berries in cold water to fish out, put out cricket tubes so they can catch them and made little scratch dispensers from water bottles...

This is my first day on here and its already been super helpful. But i seem to need more help haha. My bird is quite antisocial as i would call it. In her first home, her owners gave her to my neighbor because she was causing problems with other chickens. In my neighbors home she was always...