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There was a lost chick in my yard today. I think he must have been recently hatched because I found a peahen laying a nest on the other side of the fence. I brought him to her and she hissed. I tried putting him under her feathers but she keeps pecking him. The chick won't stop running to me...

Ok, for the issue at hand, skip to the next paragraph!! If you’re bored and want to read the whole saga:caf, here’s the background on our problem: Our sixth and final duckling (Trooper) made her debut almost a week after her siblings. Mama was getting a bit impatient and was obviously torn...

Ok, so if anyone read my previous post a few months back one of my Leghorn hens wasn't feeling too well and I asked for advice and took her to the vet. She recuperated and was in better health at last and then came the real challenge: reintroducing her into the flock. It's been a back and...

Help! I have a four month old silkie hen that came to our home with 7 other chicks the same age. Some regular size some bantams. Everyone got along great without issues. Recently this silkie was attacked by one of my older bantam hens. The back of her head had been pecked down to muscle tissue...

I believe my Rhoade Island Red hen has been evicted from my flock, they attack her when she is near, and is chased off, they won`t even let her in the coop, we let her in several times and they chased her back out. I first noticed this about 5-7 days ago, and it has escalated terrifyingly since...