Hi all! Any and all help would be appreciated.
Back story: April 2021 got 2 chickens that were approximately 1 year old. One was reddish brown, second was speckled tan/white. They may have been purchased from tractor supply. They are kept in a Omlet chicken coop with 12 x 4 ft run and let out...
My Australorp chicken, Tweety, who is 2 1/2 years old Is eating normally, but does not forage with the other chickens and has to be encouraged to get up and walk around. She often finds a spot and lays down for much of the day with her head down. Her tail is always down and she does not interact...
My six girls were all chicks at the same time, 8 yrs ago. I lost one in the second year when she fell off a roost and broke her neck; and another a year later from what I’m told was prob a heart attack. The “core four” have been spoiled, happy fluff butts for the last five years. About a month...
My sister and brother in law have a farm and have 30 chickens. This spring, when they introduced the most recent batch into the established flock, one of the new teenagers got picked on. Her head was bloodied and bald and she was terrified. We separated her out, cleaned her wounds daily and...
Bought 4 bantam chicks in march but three didn’t make it. We couldn’t find more then bc of pandemic so I ended up spending a lot of time with her because she was alone. Anyway she’s about 5 months now and we have 4 1 month old RI reds we got in june (who are very eager to stand up for themselves...
Hi, I had two hens, Jan and Cindy. A raccoon got Jan this morning. Now Cindy is on her own. I'm not sure what to do. I don't want her to live in solitude and loneliness. But I can't bring on another chicken right now. Should I contact neighbors to see if anyone can add Cindy to their flock? Do I...
Hi everyone, I have a chicken that was raised alone (my ex brought her home when she was a few days old randomly one day since I like baby animals, so after keeping her in the house hidden-since we werent allowed to have pets at the time- she became very attached to people. Unfortunately I...