So one of my gamefowl hens was going broody and trying to steal eggs from a hen that was already sitting. We had to move her to a separate coop as she ended up breaking two of the eggs. After we moved her she didn’t want to sit anymore and became very flighty. We’ve since moved her back to her...
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Two of our hens have stopped laying eggs completely. They haven’t laid in over a year, they are two of the oldest in our flock. The rest in the birds in our flock have been attacking both of them like crazy, like they have been rejected from the flock. We had to separate both of them for...
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My name is Lisa and I recently acquired a chicken. It showed up at my house one day and has never left. I decided since he or she had decided to become a permanent resident that I needed to provide food, water and shelter. I went to Rural King and purchased a chicken house and run...
1) Easter Egger Hen, 2 yrs old, getting thinner by the day/significant weight loss
2) Not her normal self, not joining the flock (free range), staying close to coop, puffed up/cold looking, laying down, unable to stand, falls over everytime she tries to stand. Less mobility with each passing day...
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This thread will be as random as the title! My around-a-year-old Welsummer was adopted as part of my original three in April. She was always the bottom of the flock and was also last to lay, however is a happy little soul normally although very flighty and won't be held.
About 2.5...
Hey, I’m new to this group and I’m looking for some advice. I have 4 girls that are 1 1/2 years old. We raised them from chicks and were good layers up until 2 months ago. We’d get usually 3 eggs per day for a while. Now, if I’m lucky I find an egg once a week. The weather on Long Island has...
Our Rock Barr (Lily) hasn't laid an egg for a week now. History of the past couple of weeks: we got 2 Golden Comet Chicks (4 weeks old) on Father's Day. The EE (Dahlia) and Lily made nests by the divider. Did a little fence pecking for a few days, then Dahlia ignored lays eggs as normal. Lily...