Jen Bullock
In the Brooder
- Oct 25, 2017
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Hi Guys!
So I have 2 chickens, one male one female. They have been bonded for 3 years. This past summer a fox attacked and took their baby, the mother was able to get into a tree but was missing for 3 days. Once she came back we had an outbreak of mites. I separated her but it has taken 3 months for her to fully recover after being severely anemic.
Now she is terrified of her mate and he attacks her everytime he is near her. To make things even more interesting he is now laying eggs which is incredibly rare I know but is clearly a hermaphrodite. He wasn’t actually the father of the baby that hatched, but he has all male characteristics aside from now laying eggs.
Also out of our 13 ducks we have 7 females to 6 males. So far they have been great but one hen in particular who is bonded to one male keeps getting attacked by every other male we have. I can’t seem to keep them off of her. We separate her and her bonded mate every night but through the day she is just being over taken by the boys!
I’m attached to everyone of my birds, I love them like children and don’t want to part with any of them.
Suggestions on either problem?!?
So I have 2 chickens, one male one female. They have been bonded for 3 years. This past summer a fox attacked and took their baby, the mother was able to get into a tree but was missing for 3 days. Once she came back we had an outbreak of mites. I separated her but it has taken 3 months for her to fully recover after being severely anemic.
Now she is terrified of her mate and he attacks her everytime he is near her. To make things even more interesting he is now laying eggs which is incredibly rare I know but is clearly a hermaphrodite. He wasn’t actually the father of the baby that hatched, but he has all male characteristics aside from now laying eggs.
Also out of our 13 ducks we have 7 females to 6 males. So far they have been great but one hen in particular who is bonded to one male keeps getting attacked by every other male we have. I can’t seem to keep them off of her. We separate her and her bonded mate every night but through the day she is just being over taken by the boys!
I’m attached to everyone of my birds, I love them like children and don’t want to part with any of them.
Suggestions on either problem?!?