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Hey guys, I have a silkie hen who recently started "refusing" our rooster's advances and now is fighting with him. They were raised together and they've never had issues before-she was his favorite and is the head hen. Is this a little "lover's quarrel", or will I never get fertile eggs from her...

So recently I had a chicken pass away from a dog bite so now I am left with one chicken. We just brought home to 3-4 week old chicks who are staying in the house until they are ready to go outside. Everyday I have brought the chicks oitside to show muc chicken so she can hopefully get used to...

Alright I’ve got a mean chicken. She’s an Australorp. Not sure on age but she’s just about ready to start laying. She will let me pick her up and pet her. But she will also chase me and bite me! Please tell me it’s just hormones and she will chill out. I can’t get anything done outside without...

Question on chicken pecking, bullying, I have 8 chickens 4 are sisters, 4 others are adopted, All hens.. We do not have a rooster,, they have all been together for over a year. but in the past 4 months or so, they have turned against one, we keep her in a separate area at night, her own little...

Hi everyone! I'm new to BYC but am looking for help. I have a very small flock of 5 Ameraucauna chickens, 3 hens and 2 roosters. They are approximately 9 months old and the hens just recently started laying. Out of the 2 roosters, we have one that is becoming much more dominant to the point that...

We have a small flock of silver Appleyards (5 ducks/1 drake), and we're having some issues with our drake (Angus). At the end of May, we lost our other drake (Piglet), and, as expected, that shook up the whole pecking order balance. This is our first full year with ducks, so we're not sure...