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One hen - 2 year old Comet - started standing off by herself, and not eating. Slept a lot. She actually would move to a different place every now and then, but stayed alone and slept. She would go in at night and get on the roost with the others. One day she perked up and looked good...

Every evening about dark I go out to close up pens and put up a dozen or so game pullets that do not want to roost in the bigger pens. On the way out I walk past a bunch of pens where the birds within can be seen perched. Most are sleeping unless I make too much noise while walking by. It got...

Greetings! I have run across some unusual (to me) chicken behavior, my flock just will not sleep inside the coop. My background. Originally from upstate New York (basically Canada), my childhood was spent on a small farm with cows that we boarded / raised / slaughtered, and chickens that we...

Hi all, I found my chickens just now laying together in a huddle in their run outside. It isn't cold here, and they have food and water. Is this a sign of sickness or are they just being plain ol' lazy right now? They've never done this before and I am a new chicken keeper (and overly...

I feel like Many is getting worse and worse? But he seems fine am I just over worrying? Mang has been sneezing all morning and shaking/schratching his head can someone please help?

I’ve got a poorly chick who’s roughly 6 weeks now. To start with he became quite lazy but was still eating and drinking just not as much, he had blood in his poo also so after advice I treated him for coocidosis, he still has 2 days left of the course but is worse than ever today. Always...

Hi Friends, why is one of my ducks standing on her feet while she sleeps? Just individual preference?

Hi. Has anyone had their chickens sleep in the nesting boxes? How did you get them to stop? All of my chickens used to sleep on the roost, but now only two of them do. It'd be hard to put all of them on the roost at night, because my coop isn't a walk in. Do you have any ideas? As advised by...

My hen and her new chicks don't like to go into the coop at night. The last 2 nights I have picked chicks and mum up from the floor of the run and had to put them into there coop, much to mum's annoyance, and a great deal of pecking. The coop has a gentle sloop to about 8 inch off the ground...

They are growing so much! So sweeet! I love watching them nap! My austra white(Astrid) puffs her cheeks in and out when she sleeps! Wish is could get a good video but she is white and likes to sleep near the desk lamp and it it too bright.

Lately my two 6 month year old Muscovy Ducks have been sleeping out in the open next to their pool rather than in their pen. I thought this was weird as it is winter (though an Australian winter so not too cold) and one has only recently started laying and I would assume she would find the pen...

Today I brought home 3 new chicks. An Ameracauna, a White Orpington, and a Cuckoo Maran. They will be 3 weeks on Monday. It's 83.7 degrees in the room. Do I still need to provide additional heat? I have a heating pad, but I didn't put it in yet. Right now they're sleeping side by side...

I Have 19 2 1/2 month old chicks in a coop. They aren't using the roosting poles at night, but sleeping in a big giant pile. How can I get them to use the poles? Thanks, all!!

Hello everyone, my English is not very good, I’ll try my best to explain the situation. Yesterday morning one of my hens made very big noise and woke me up, then I found the gate is open and she is outside the chicken coop, just near the gate. There are lots of cats in my neighborhood, I think...

It seems that my two hens are napping damn near all day. Should I be worried about this behavior? They still take time to forage and bathe in their pool, but it seems that their naps are getting more frequent. Could this be due to the sudden heat? I live in Southern Louisiana and summer has...

I was sleeping, everything was locked up when my two dogs (Stella Black Golden-doodle Left in profile pic, Riley Shichon Right in pic) started barking. I ignored then and went beck to sleep. Eventually they would stop then start back up again. The fourth time they began barking I sat up in my...

Hello, we have a chicken who is a lone survivor from Marek’s disease wiping out the rest of our flock who won’t sleep on the roost. She sleeps in the nesting box, holds her pop all night, then in the morning takes one big dump outside the hen house. Some of the poo looks half processed. I’m...

I have been noticing that my Buff Orpington pullet, Brittney, has been sleeping/roosting on the other side of the coop than next to the pullets she grew up with. But I also have two chicks (maybe a month and a half, not positive on age but around there) that sleep on the opposite side of the...

About 6 weeks ago we brought home 6, 18 week old brown laying hens. At first the girls didn't want to go outside, and laid their eggs on the ground, but now they've go the hang of things and spend their days doing chicken stuff. However, at night they wanted to sleep in their nesting boxes...

i was hoping someone can help me figure out what is going on with my flock. I have 2 Roos and 10 hens that have been together for just over a year now. Happily sleeping in the same coop. Now one of my roosters has moved out! He now sleeps all alone in our second coop. They are connected by their...