strange behaviour

  1. Oob Child

    Female Quail Humping Things..

    So.. I think the title explains itself. I have a quail that I've always thought was male. It's a silver named George who isn't feather sexable and turns 7 weeks old on Wednesday. She is very hyper compared to the other two quail she lives with. I didn't want to vent sex her as she wouldn't have...
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    • #so confused quail strange behaviour
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    • Forum: Quail
  2. R

    Chicken Exhibiting Concerning Behaviour :(

    Hello! I’m making this post to help my friend with his chicken, i’m attaching the text he sent in regards to how she’s acting. He said after researching that most sources told him it wasn’t anything big but he’s still worried and wants to make sure it’s actually okay ! For reference, the hen is...
  3. B

    Is my chicken Jealous or just stupid?

    I have quite a few hens in my flock! I absolutely love them and I spend a lot of time sitting with them and petting them and my hens quite like it. A lot of my hens don't like being held, but they'll lay down next to me and let me clean their faces when I am in the yard. I often take short naps...
  4. AngelicTofu

    Chick pecking / biting at the air?

    Forgive me if i'm being paranoid about nothing, but I coudn't find much info about this- most other examples of similar behavior were to do with chicks missing their food while attempting to eat, or already sick chicks, but my case is just kinda weird. One of my 4 week old faverolles chicks...
  5. Harun

    Chicks going away from the heat source. Why?

    I now have 3 Barred Rocks because I sadly lost one to unknown events. One thing I realize from my Barred rocks is that they tend to stray away to the heat lamp. They are only 4 days old so they should need a lot of warmth, yet they are going away from their source of heat. I'm thinking my 4th...
  6. Kerya

    Duck Help

    Hello again, I’m worried about my duck, as she’s suddenly acting strange. I was trying to help her legs/feet become less dry last time I was here. I got a humidifier and some source of vitamin A. I also learned because of the dryness and other factors, she started to get bumblefoot. Since...
  7. Trimini

    What's got my boy spooked?

    Hello. I live in a rural part of Chile on a small farm by a river. I have a pet peacock named Kevin, whom I raised from a peep, upgrading his enclosures as he grew. He is now two and a half years old and he lives in a spacious aviary with a built-in hen house on one end and a secret grass garden...
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    • peacockhelp scared scared bird spooked strange behavior strange behaviour
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    • Forum: Peafowl
  8. H

    Young Muscovy duck with diarrhea

    I was given two young Muscovy ducks (male and female) by a neighbor whom I'm farm sitting for. The male was being severely picked on by an older male duck and possibly a rooster that they were housed with. All his tail feathers had been pulled out and his bottom was picked at till it bled. I...
    • Homesteaddreamer77
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    • diarrhea duck duck health muscovy ducks strange behaviour vent
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Y

    Pigeon acting up

    Well, I was just mowing my lawn and a pigeon started chasing me. After trying to chase it off a bit, i went into my house and now its trying to get in. I even sprayed it a couple of times to get it to stop, didnt work. it doesnt look injured but its not flying more the 15 feet off the ground at...
  10. Studio2770

    Broody hen acting strange

    My dark brahma hen just starting acting strange today. She's been broody for the past few weeks. When I took her out of the nesting box today in my futile efforts to break her broodiness. I soon noticed that she wasn't really moving around. She didn't run for treats but looked like she was...
  11. C

    Hen constantly going in and out of coop

    Hi all, Long term reader of BYC and new question asker. I've been keeping chickens for around 5 years now and haven't seen this behaviour before. Recently one of our hens has started spending all day going up the ramp into their coop and then coming out and going down the ramp. Do chickens...
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