separating from flock

  1. R

    7 month old hen underweight and lethargic. Not sure what to do?

    I have a ‘runt’ hen, she’s 7 1/2 months old. She’s always been the smallest, she’s also the youngest by 6 weeks. She’s, what I was told, a Columbian Plymouth Rock. She’s smaller but more shockingly, she’s much lighter than the other 7 hens (2-14 months old (GLW), 5-10 month old (3 GLW, 2 Blue...
  2. Txfarm2009

    Treating an abused hen with separation

    I have 7 hens, no rooster. Three Buff Orpington, three Barred Rock (all are coming up on their 3rd birthday in July) and one that I am told is a game hen. (She showed up about 18 months ago and decided to stay; age unknown but I suspect younger than the others.) One of the Buff Orpingtons...
  3. H

    Help! Integrating 7 week old chicks/new hen

    So long story short, I had a nice flock of 5 hens. 3 Buffs and 2 cinnamon queens (sex link). My girls are about 2 years old. My partner and I split up and couldn't agree on who got the chickens so we split them. I took my favorite Buff and Queen. The Queen was attacked by a dog when she was...
    • holystuff
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    • chick aggression chicken 8 weeks chicks flock behavior flock integration flock managment hen agression peck order fighting pecking order separating from flock
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. KirbyH

    Chicken with injured head

    I have a chicken with a head wound near the comb but the chicken is white so residual blood shows. The wound has scabbed up and the chicken seems well otherwise but she is confined to a dog crate in the coop and does not like it. I tried to remove traces of blood with peroxide but it wasn't...
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