Hi! I have a disabled chicken named Paddy whos got no upper beak. Shes come a long way and is wonderful. I have a chill silkie to keep her company and tomorrow im meeting up with a woman whos giving me another disabled hen to add to the tiny flock. She lost an eye somehow in the late...
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We had 1 Ameraucana hen ("Chicken Girl" or simply, "Girl") in the coop for about 6 months that was traded to our landlady from a neighbor. The landlady underfed her while we were away for 6 weeks and Girl started molting in a bad way. We got her back on feed and minerals and she's...
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I have 4 adult hens: two black sexlinks, one Rhode Island Red, and one Barred Rock. One of the black sexlinks is "top hen" (her name is Paul because we thought she was a rooster at first and the name stuck) and is being a real jerk lately.
About three and a half MONTHS ago, we introduced...
I have a magpies duck and 3 1 year old ducks
The magpie duck get on with the girl but unfortunately she don't get on with the boys
This what I've tried and running out of idea
- Boy plus both girls
- all 4 to geather at feeding time but boys was not intered
The boys seem to want to hump...
I’m confused about a hen and appreciate any ideas. She was apparently sick, lethargic and sitting around with her eyes closed. I took her out of the coop and put her in a large crate that I use to isolate chickens. She hasn’t been eating much, but otherwise didn’t have any other symptoms. Normal...
I'm sorry if this is a redundant question. My Buff Orpington, Maggie, hatched out three chicks 14 days ago. She, and her chicks, are confined to a large (24'x30') run with coop attached (6 nesting boxes in coop). I have 4 leghorn pullets that are in an outside brooder and they are a month old...