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  1. HeathenHavenHomestead

    9-10 week old cockerel pale comb

    I have a 9-10 week old Sapphire Gem cockerel and his comb seems pale compared to the rest of the cockerels that have nice deep red combs. All the other chickens seem to hate him too Pullets and cockerels. He looks more barred Rock then the other 2 sapphires and everyone picks on him. He’s always...
  2. K

    2 head chickens, 1 loosing weight

    I have a small flock of 7 chickens. There have always been two queens. They both still have their dominance but one is picking on the other. The one being picked on missing some feathers near her head and has gotten really skinny. This is the first time I've seen any ranking between these two...
  3. C

    Help, please! Do I need to separate?

    Hi All ~ Here's my dilemma: I currently have 2 hens and woke today to find that Bette's comb has been ripped away from her head and is partially flopping around. I immediately separated the two, assuming it was an attack on Bette by Lucy. Since I only have the two (I'm a novice chicken owner...
  4. hugitnotnugget

    Hen getting picked

    Soo got this hen as a pullet. She has always been skiddish and always acts like the world is coming to an end. As a pullet I introduced her to the adult hens and the first thing she did was run straight up to them and aggressively pecked their ankles.. that’s how she got the name Talus. As an...
  5. Jessi.Smith

    Picked on Brahma chick

    I have a 5 week old dark Brahma chick that has been getting picked on. I separated her, but she can still see/hear the other chicks. Today she seems better, but I am wondering if I need to do anything else for her. I am posting some pics of her. I am a newbie to the world of chickens and so...
  6. ChickenOwner2313

    Bullied Chicken! What do I do?

    Today when I went out to our chicken coop, there was one of our hens huddling in the corner, I was sure she was dead because she wasn't moving, so I tried to pull her out, but the second I touched her she jumped up and started running away. The second she got her head out of the corner the rest...
  7. ChickenOwner2313

    Undecided over to get Silkies or not

    We have been considering raising a couple of Silkies to add to the coop, but we are undecided because some people say they would be severely picked on and maybe killed, in which I am afraid. What do you think I should do?
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