hen behavior

Question. So my older hen I've noticed she's been laying down a lot more away from the group on some occasions but often also lays down with them so I know she isn't an outcast at all. I noticed just today as I went to go fill up all their waters that's she's opening her beak to like take in...

Hello! I made a post yesterday about my hen (9 month old blue andulusian) who suddenly started acting weird, not herself, lethargic. Things got even stranger at night when she decided to sleep in the nesting box and then, at 12am, starting doing the egg song/distress call for about ten minutes...

Hello! So, some info first — my hen is a 9 month old Cochin bantam. She went broody back in January and hatched eggs on February 14th, gave up on the chicks about 2 weeks ago and started laying again. Last week we had some seriously hot days, and Gil (that’s my hen) has always been a later in...

Hello! I have a mother hen (Cochin bantam, first time mom) who hatched 3 chicks (they are 4 weeks old now). They were separated from the flock for the first week and then gradually introduced back with little field trips, except they slept separately. Yesterday was the first day I had mama...

I currently have 9 Easter eggers that are a little over 3 years old, among them a hen named "Z," who has been having difficulty laying eggs with fragile shells or no shells at all. Recently, I've noticed that Z is developing waddles, which could be a sign of transitioning into a rooster...

Can a hen tell which eggs SHE herself laid, or do hens only recognize an egg as an egg? If there’s a communal nest box for example, does a hen know which eggs she laid in a pile of other eggs?

So, there was an accident with a cat which killed one of my flock members, and ever since then, one of my really friendly and loving Hens has been acting terrified of me. She doesn't even let me get close to her when usually I could walk right up without her running away. She still eats out of...

Hi! I have a Rhode Island Red hen, she is approximately 5 week old, I have attached a pic of her so you can have an idea, but today she was acting a lazier than ususal. She was perched in one spot, and sometimes stood on one spot doing nothing, and was eating normally and drinking normally too...

Hey guys this is my first time raising chickens. Here are a few of my silkies that I've had for about 3 months. Please let me know what sex do you guys think they are. Sorry that some quality of the pics are not that good. Any help is appreciated! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7...

My Hen is abot 1 year old. We just got her at a animal swap/sale June 19th. My husband picked her out & she was kaying in the pen even then. She continues to lay around since we got her the very next day. Any Reason why?

2 of my 3 hens went broody and now co-raise 5 chicks. All my hens are different breeds and so I can see which chick biological belongs to who. All the chicks belong to the 2 parenting hens, who both lay white eggs. However, the other hen's brown eggs were in the nest too, in fact two hatched but...

I've begun to notice that our hens and pullets have been attacking our 2 cockerels. They've been getting feathers ripped out. Little man doesn't even bother them and just follows his "mother" around for the most part while his flock brother Spotted Elk stays away from everyone completely. What...

Hello everyone! I'm new to this so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have some hatching eggs that I was hoping my Australorp would mother for me. I heard they make great mother hens. Unfortunately, she stopped being broody the day they arrived and I placed them in an incubator. Will she...

I took a “family” of 1 chick and 4 guinea keets, as well as the hen momma raising them. They had been with an Amish boy who let them all run around together in a barn. Rough guess is they are all now about 4 weeks old (minus Mom of course). She takes beautiful care of them and they all seem...

such attitude so early- haha

Today we noticed one of our three hens was acting rather strange. Usually they all run towards us once they hear the backyard door opening but this hen, Goldie, just stayed behind and didn't move at all. She was just standing still and didn't come to eat like she usually did. She still ate when...

Hi, I have 4 hens, three of them hatched together and the other one is one month later. They are around 9-10 months old now and all living together happily. One of the hen I am questioning is a Goldtop, a cross between silkie and light Sussex. She is very easy to go broody. In average once...

Hello all, I am still fairly new to owning bantams and I posted roughly about a year ago regarding my two bantams but I know if they are unwell and can catch it in time. But I have a new girl which I got in July. She’s only been laying for roughly about 4 months but she’s not laid for about 2...

I have a Rhode Island Red that I think is getting ready to start laying. She has just started to explore the nest boxes and is scratching around and sitting in them. She is almost 5 months old. She is being very vocal today and not letting any of the other hens in the coop with her, however at...

My Hen Morty laid her first egg. I've never raised chickens so this was all new to me! Before she laid her egg, I notice she was more chattier than usual. She would pace around trying to find a nook to lay her egg. She laid her first egg on top of this small storage cube I keep outside. Luckily...