Arizona Chickens

[MaddBaggins]

Welcome AZ Son!

 

[MaddBaggins]

OK, so Sasha and Button update. They are both growing and getting a share of the treats, despite the other girls. The other girls don't peck as much and the younger two know when to get away and when to squeeze in for treats. Sasha is getting noticeably bigger every day and runs around and stands up tall. Button is growing slower and moves slowly and is always squatted. She kind of waddles around. She can't get up to any of the roosts in the coop so she sleeps on the floor in a corner all alone. This started from the day I released the two of them into the main run/coop. She was moving around fine in the mini run I had her in. She has no visible injuries and her wings work fine.

My original girls were ordered online from Purely Poultry and were vaccinated for Mareks.
Sasha and Button came from the local feed store and came from Ideal and/or Cackle. They were not vaccinated.
The older girls are 12 weeks and the other two are about 9 weeks.
I kept the younger ones in a smaller coop/run inside the main run for about 4weeks. They were separated from the rest by hardware cloth during that time.
My coop is 4x8 and the run is 8x16.


Any one have any ideas what may be wrong?

 

[heidisue]

My girls still sleep on the floor - a couple are starting to check out the perch, but not sleeping there yet. They are bantams though and I thought button was full size. Maybe she is just still to small for the perch??

I can't remember if I introduced myself on this thread I'm Heidi; I live in Marana. I have followed this thread for months, but I think it's the first time I posted on it, lol! All these coop pics made me want to post mine.

 

[BorderChicken]

My girls still sleep on the floor - a couple are starting to check out the perch, but not sleeping there yet. They are bantams though and I thought button was full size. Maybe she is just still to small for the perch??

I can't remember if I introduced myself on this thread

I'm Heidi; I live in Marana. I have followed this thread for months, but I think it's the first time I posted on it, lol! All these coop pics made me want to post mine.

Please do! I love looking at others coops, so many great ideas that people have!

MaddBaggins- sounds like she is the lowest in the pecking order, can you give her her own lower roost? Is that a posibility?

 

[Fuzzybird]

If anyone interested in Serama Bantams I have a beautiful young rooster of 11 weeks old that I need to sell. I do have a nice hen or two that can go with him. He maybe a show prospect. PM me for more info if interested.

 

[BorderChicken]

Jezebel, our compost bin layer!

 

[MaddBaggins]

My girls still sleep on the floor - a couple are starting to check out the perch, but not sleeping there yet. They are bantams though and I thought button was full size. Maybe she is just still to small for the perch??

I can't remember if I introduced myself on this thread

I'm Heidi; I live in Marana. I have followed this thread for months, but I think it's the first time I posted on it, lol! All these coop pics made me want to post mine.

Please do! I love looking at others coops, so many great ideas that people have!

MaddBaggins- sounds like she is the lowest in the pecking order, can you give her her own lower roost? Is that a posibility?

I think giving her a lower roost will be a good idea, but the way she waddles around in a sort of crouch that concerns me. I guess as long as she continues to eat and drink and grow, she'll be fine.

 

[MaddBaggins]

Jezebel, our compost bin layer!

lol
She's pretty.

 

[Arizona Son]

I can't remember if I introduced myself on this thread

I'm Heidi; I live in Marana. I have followed this thread for months, but I think it's the first time I posted on it, lol!

Hey there, wherabouts in Marana? In the "city-fied" area or the agricultural one?

 

[notinoz2007]

welcome arizona son and heidisue

my lowest on the pecking order hen is usually crouched low and always ready to run. she hides from the hens that bother her, under the hens that dont. i've seen her sqeeze herself into some pretty tight spots too. now she's old enough and decides to run away from the roosters. she just has an oddness about her that i figured was just low man on the totem pole syndrome.