I have a year old hen that I can’t tell if she is molting or if she is getting picked on. This is our first full year of chickens and they haven’t really molted yet since we have had them so I’m not too sure. She is missing feathers on the back of her neck and has no tail feathers. She is still...
I have 3 chickens who have experienced considerable drama in their lives. We found a small flock of about 6 chicks, maybe 6-7wks old, about 18mo ago. No one in the neighborhood would claim them - even though chickens and chicks are quite common - so I took them in since I had an old coop and...
I have a tiny flock of 4. They have been together since chicks. Everything has been fine till this morning. One hen, has become VERY vocal, and started chasing and pecking another hen. Then, one of the other hen started pecking on the same hen too, but not vocal. They are pecking her hard!
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I have been raising my flock for about 3 years now, and these two fighting chickens have been together since the day they were hatched. One is a Buff Orpington and the other is a black Andalusian, both hens, both 3 years old. They have never had problems with each other before, but this morning...