barred rock are very sweet birds betty would do that to i would sit down on the office were we had them and she was one of the few that would hop on my lap or arm and she is 4 and 1/2 months old and to this day i can still recognize herToo cute! I do think the Rocks, rock, they have the neatest personalities, so curious and bold, ours always jumped on you when you opened the brooder cage and would perch on our arms and shoulders see my avitar? thats Gertie or Rockelle as a baby no fear!
I think this is funny 'cause my BR, Petrie was the spookiest of my 4. She wouldn't allow herself to be petted or caught until she began to squat. AND she's the bottom of the pecking order. Totally sweet natured and dopey though, I love her. She does the "BRrrrrrr, brrrrr..." too, haha! My Americauna, Xena is the friendliest and boldest and she's second in the order under my Leghorn Daisy. Daisy is definitely the boss of my orginal 4, but Old Lady Wyandotte, Silver bosses her around. Ginger, my RIR is like the pouty middle child. She's just above Petrie, and she's the B**** of my group. She seeks out my 2 Runner ducks just to give them a good peck. (They are the youngest and newest additions to the flock so they are still trying to get accepted). Daisy only pecks them if they come within her reach, Xena and Silver ignore them and Petrie just likes to play tag with them...."I'm gonna getcha! Oh, crap you aren't running away.....okay I'm just kidding!"
Unfortunately sounds like egg binding...there are threads specifically about this in diseases/injuries/cures. I've never dealt with it but basically it's when the hen is having trouble passing an egg.
Our Isis Browns have been laying for about 8 weeks. We have 6. We were getting 5-6 per day. For the last 3 days we have only gotten 5. One seems to be trying to lay. She looks like she is tap dancing and goes in a square then stops and strains. After several of these dances she give up and leaves the box. Does any one know what up with that behavior?
