hens

  1. NatureGirl74

    molting or rooster damage?

    Several hens have been pecked or gotten their feathers broke by the roo. This one is different. She's not losing saddle feathers like the others. She's only losing wing feathers. Is it possible that she's molting already or is this also from the roo? I've never had a chicken molt so I don't know...
  2. L

    Introducing Chicks to Hens

    I have 4 older sapphire gem hens. They’ve been living in the coop for about 2-3 years. I’m trying to introduce two girl chicks and one baby rooster. They are about 11 weeks old. It seems that the older ones keep ruthlessly attacking the chicks and I cannot get them to stop. How should I go about...
  3. BlueHorse17

    How many eggs today?

    Hi everyone! How many eggs did you collect today? This was today’s harvest :)! I’d like to see photos!
  4. agold23

    My flock as a first time chicken owner!

    Like many others on this forum, I love my flock and especially as a first time chicken owner I love showing them off, so why not introduce them? We got my flock from a family friend who now has over 200 chickens and turkeys, many goats, a couple dogs and soon to be some horses! She was kind...
    • agold23
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    • canadian coop easter egger first time chicken owner hens lavender orpington meet my flock rhode island red roosters silkies
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
  5. A

    Easter eggers, roosters or hens?

    So today at Tractor Supply they had Easter Eggers but they were straight run. 😩 I already have a monster of a rooster so I don’t need any more. The lady working said she can “somewhat” determine the sex by the wings but couldn’t guarantee it. Some had very distinct wings and some it was hard to...
    • Amber87
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    • americunas baby chicks chick sexing chicks easter eggers hens roosters sexing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. B

    Hens chasing away new cockerel

    I have a mature chicken coop of 20+ with a single rooster. I received a new cockerel, about 3 months old, and I don't think he's meshing with the other chickens very well. They have a lot of room and are free range. They have one big house and a mini house. I made another mini house for the...
  7. L

    What breed of chicken is this?

    Help wanted! What breed are these BLACK chicks? I know there is a Rhode Island Red (she likes to photobomb). Hi! I am newly registered to this website, so I hope someone sees this. About 9 weeks ago, I purchased two baby chicks from a Coastal Community Store. The cashier who checked me out...
    • lian_kugler6
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    • blackchickens blackfeather chicks flock additions headfeathers hens identify identify chick breed; baby chick identification rooster whatbreed
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  8. P

    The Phippy Flock

    Our flock began last year when my son asked for chickens for his 9th birthday. We did some research, and since we suddenly had time at home (here's one benefit to the covid quarantines), we let him pick up 4 chicks. He raised them up with tons of love and produced 4 lap-chickens. So... here...
  9. luckysamara199

    Why is my rooster bitting my hens!?

    hi first id like to start by thank you for reading this and responding my question. So I have a 4 and half month old rooster. He is polish rooster I noticed he started bitting my hens heads and backs. They are also polish hens. Does anyone know why this is happening or how can I stop it? He...
  10. enemyofmine

    Hens attacking each other

    hello I have a batch of 9 mixed isa browns and rhode island reds, both a little more than 2 years old and all girls. I’ve never had problems with them until yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, six of the nine all started to attack one hen, and i had to pull her out. When I did, she had a large cut...
  11. J

    FREE Young Adult Hens (4) and Rooster (1)

    I am looking for someone who would be willing to take on and care for 4 young adult hens, as well as 1 young adult rooster. My family and I have cared for them for a little over a year now, and with the kids off to college and elderly folk at home in need of care, we unfortunately can't manage...
  12. Wyndsong

    Wyndsongs journey to Chicken Lady

    Wanted to keep my chicken journey separate from my overall farm life journal on BYH. Right now we don't have any chickens. But soon, very very soon. This is the premade Chicken Tiny house we purchased. We wanted to just get our feet wet in chicken keeping before we go whole hog! But whole...
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    • building chicken coop fortifying hens learning new newbie
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  13. SirTeletoll

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  14. J

    Can I have my Rooster in with my chicks and momma hens?

    I just need to know if I can have my roosters in with my chicks and hens or if I have to seperate them immediately when I one hatches?
  15. Camocat22

    Easter eggers hen vs roo

    Curious what you guys think of these two
  16. StepfordCuckoos

    Egg color question

    What determines the color of an egg when the parents are two different breeds? The father of all of our chickens is our Black Andalusian. The mothers are Oliver Eggers, Frost White Legbars, Cream Legbars, and Golden Comets (or ISA browns). What can we possibly expect for the egg color? We aren't...
  17. M

    Laying Hens Pearl White Leghorns

    Originally from McMurray Hatchery - 1 year old Laying Hens Pearl White Leghorns Profuse producers.... We can no longer keep up with chickens due to our schedules. $10/each for beautiful laying hens. Woodstock GA Hwy 140 near Milton/Crabapple Area. You will need a crate to pick them up, they...
  18. S

    Rooster Overmating Hens

    Hi! I have a beautiful 3 year old RIR rooster who is overmating 4 of his hens very badly. He has been the best roo for so long, what is causing him to do this so suddenly and how do I make him stop?? Does anybody have any suggestions on what to do about it? The hens are so stressed they're not...
  19. C

    I got 3 chicks, not sure what breed and gender...Please Help!

    I bought three chickens in early March this year (they are about 11-12 weeks old). we were told they were hens but I'm not too sure. the two black chickens in the photo below are very protective of each other and we have heard a few coockadoodles but I read that hens can still crow in rare...
    • Chickener_
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    • breed/gender cockorel help anyone😰😰😰😭😭 help appreciated help asap hens new chicken owner pullet rooster
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  20. C

    Older hens killed pullets

    we had 4 pullets about 8 weeks. They’ve all been integrated for a few weeks. Things were going well. Not much bullying just the odd peck here or there. Yesterday we found two pullets scalped. One dead and one almost dead. I can’t say it was 100% the older hens but that’s what I’m guessing. When...
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