scared chickens

  1. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Chickens too scared to leave coop

    A few hours ago, I was out visiting with my chickens when a murder of crows flew overhead, loudly squawking. The chickens got spooked and ran into their coop like they were running for their lives. I stood outside the run and watched--no signs of hawks or anything, but the crows seemed worked up...
  2. L

    Please help :( my chickens are scared of me. Rooster problems?

    I’ll try to keep this brief! We got our 11 chicks back in august and got 1 rooster and 10 hens, which is exactly what we wanted. I raised them all by hand and they’ve always been very friendly with me. When we transferred them outside anytime I open the door and come out they run to the edge to...
    • lolobearleo
    • Thread
    • aggresive rooster behavior change behavior issues behavior problems behavior questions roos scared scared chicken scared chickens
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  3. Courtney's_chickens

    Rooster aggressive towards certain hens.

    Have a (newer) rooster--I have had roosters for years, but this is the first one that is mean to some of the girls. UGH. He likes a certain amount of hens, but to the rest is very aggressive towards. Some of the hens can't even come out of the hen house without being chased and attacked. Any...
  4. G

    Will my new chickens integrate with my existing flock?

    Will my new chickens integrate with my existing flock. I recently bought 2 new chickens. We have quite a large garden that the existing chickens wander around all day. I’ve kept the 2 new ones together in their own pen with coop for the last 3 nights, but within sight do the existing chickens...
  5. karenmragan

    Scared-ey Chicks

    Hello! I have some three week old chicks that a broody hatched and right now they are in their own pen with their mama, away from the flock. My concern is whenever I go to feed or water them they bolt around the cage running along after their mom and just generally acting very frightened. I...
  6. GoldiLaced

    My hen is scared of my other hen. The main issue is I don't think she's eating.

    (I'm new so sorry if this is in the wrong place) I realized my Silkie is actually very small compared to my other Silkies. I also realized today that she's actually scared of my Buff Orphington Bantam so that's why she hides in a corner/behind the dog house all day. I'm scared she doesn't eat...
    • GoldiLaced
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    • bantams buff orphington hen help hens being picked on i don't know what to tag i'm sorry i dont know what to do not eating scared chickens silkie bantam
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  7. C

    How long does it take for Hens to get over loss of flockmate?

    We lost our first hen 2 days ago. We don’t know what killed her, but it happened between 3:30 and 5:15pm. The first morning after the girls would not exit the coop until about 10am (normally out by 7 am) They have about 1/3 of an acre fence area, but stayed by their coop and cage. When I came...
  8. Jordan01

    Chickens won't go in coop

    I brought home 2 rhode island reds a few days ago, they have a raised coop attached to a run. When I brought them home I put them in the run not the coop, I've only seen one in the coop for a short bit of time. Most of the time they hide under the coop in the run, I can't reach under it to pick...
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