hen

Hi! Here is a thread concerning an one-year-old hen that died suddenly... She was a Golden Cuckoo English Marans named Pierrette. A very beautiful girl, with a very "Marans-ish" personality... but maybe a hybrid, since she had only laid cream-coloured eggs...? But whatever... So, this...

I found one of my hens badly beat up by two of my turkey hens. I have removed her from the coop and she is currently in an old brooder in the dark, and I moved my turkey hens to an empty coop to ensure they won't attack any more chickens. The hen, a Splash Marans, has lost all of her comb and...

I'm looking for a silver hmong pullet or hen. I attached a picture for reference. The picture is NOT one of my chickens. I already have a black hmong cockerel. I would like to have a breeding pair. Thank you for your time.

My Jersey Giant hens are not getting the point to roost on the bars in the coop. I have various roost heights. Plenty of roosting space. These are the first JG I have had so I am learning about that breed still. They keep roosting in my nests. I had blocked the nests off for weeks and they still...

Hi all! New-ish to chicken disease and am needing to nip it in the bud asap! We have a mixed flock of: Orpington, silkie, reds, leghorn, rock, ameracana, couple of mystery breeds, and turkeys plus peacock. Our silkie rooster has developed a sad crow and was sneezing and had nose discharge...

So my family and I are new to chicken and I adore them but I know too many Roos is a no no soooo I need some help sexing them ! They 2 days old Sept 3 2023. Any help is so incredibly appreciated!!!!

Hi, I have 2 21 week old chickens that I’m not sure if they are hens or roosters. The light brown one I think is a hen. she’s been sitting in a nesting box a lot latelyThe dark brown I’m wondering if it is a slow growing rooster. It has some hackle feathers on its neck, in the last week or two...

I have a female king quail who today I noticed was being picked in by her male. He’s always been super sweet so I don’t know what got into him, but she’s a bit roughed up. While I was checking her out, I noticed both her eyes seem to be a bit strange, it almost looks like the top eyelid has been...

Hi! My hen/rooster (I am unsure of the gender since she is only four months old, but it may be a hen), who is a Silkie-Turken-Showgirl, has been acting rather strange. When I opened up the chickens, I found her laying down in the middle of the coop. She usually sleeps on a roost with another...

Hi. End of August, I have traded three of my 3 months old Runner ducks for two pullets : The silver laced Wyandotte was actually a cockerel... so I gave him away, because I have no need for a Wyandotte rooster for now. But whatever...! Fact is, I am not sure what breed my yellow hen is...

So, we have at least three roosters right now, a year old bantam, a few month old beilefelder, and a two month old frizzle bantam. We currently have around 25 hens, not all of which are laying age, though. I have a question, though. Is it a hard rule that you need at least ten hens for one roo...

With our last run of meat birds, we got a mystery chick, who we named Chili Pepper. About a month or two later, Chili is still small and cute, and we put her with three chicks, one whom we hatched ourselves. She sat on them, despite her not being much older than they, and she was a great mama...

This chicken is really small and shes a hen and i gave her a bath for mites and i took her out and blowdry her and she start making this noise when i pet her its like growl, is she mad at me? I put video but if it doesnt work its like growl a little bit but shes not pecking

Hi BC friends! I’ve got a 7 yo Copper Maran having neurological symptoms. Over a couple weeks I’ve noticed her standing off by herself more and being a little clumsy. Yesterday I noticed an odd head bobbing behavior, like she’s caught in a loop. She’s uncoordinated and seems like she can’t see...

Here is one of my young chickens who is also a chimera. It’s seemed to be a hen but is showing some new traits that a concerning. It has big feet and does get into small squabbles with its brother who is definitely a roo? If you could vote and then explain I would be grateful. I need to get rid...

I am new here - I’m located in selma, Ca and I started with 4 chicks in Feb 2023.. then I got 1 more.. then I got 2 more…. And then I got 3 more…. And I definitely don’t have plans to go see some more after work tomorrow… Anyways, I currently have - 2 - RIR hens 2 - EE hens 4 - Welbar hens...

hello. this chicken is from my village it’s not mine. i took this picture month ago when i was in village as much as i know it was 6 month old that time. it’s a really odd one other roosters and hens are looking like as they are so you can tell their gender. this one doesn’t have neck rooster...

Hi all, My two frizzles, Crackle and Luna, are losing feathers! Crackle has a huge patch on her back with feathers missing, and Luna on her tail. I'm clueless as to what this could be but I think feathers could be falling out because of our rooster? Any feedback or advice would be much appreciated!

hey everyone, i have a little hen who went broody last week. (i tried several methods throughout the week to break the broodiness) so now i’m trying the put them in a little cage away from the nest box trick… all that to say: she seems to be having balance issues on and off? she can stand up...

My 2 year old Hen has been lethargic, not interested in eating much, and all around just not herself. One of her eyes is perfectly fine and the other eye is red, swollen, and stays at least half way shut at all times. I do not believe this to be an injury as she is rarely interacting with the...