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[ronott1]

exciting stuff sorry about the 5 no gos

Ray was gone this morning.

but Amy Beth you are right, there are other chickens that need lovin on and another roo will appear. I am glad you feel better.
Curly spent the night with her hatch mates and the EE that flies over the barrier to cuddle with them. Very sweet.

I am sorry about Ray!

You can take the spay leg hobble off now right? Good job on the little one.

 

[MossyoakLane]

Sometimes I feel l am in a chicken soap opera.....LOL Thankfully there are no men in my flock to fght over.

So, here are the days of our lives:
2 weeks ago we picked up 2 Marans from Chiquita(6 weeks old ) to add to our flock. Since Olive (Australorp 16 weeks) was being picked on we thought it would help her to infiltrate the flock. In the mean tme, Olive has done fine and worked into the flock perfectly.
The Marans (no name yet, as the plan is to only keep one) have been kept in a small pen attached to the main pen, so everyone can get acquainted,until we add them in another week or so.
However.......our little BO, Betty (we think 10-12 weeks old), is now being picked on horribly. The others have actually drawn blood, and are keeping her away from the food. We pulled Betty out and doctored her up and have been keeping her away from the rest of the flock. We tried to introduce her,to the Marans but they both chased her off as well....those little guys are spunky and will have no problem protecting themselves when the time comes!

We have checked her over several times, thinking something might be wrong with her, but can't find any indication of sickness. She seems perfectly healthy and is eating fine.

Last night, we tried some one on one time with her, and each of the Marans in turn. The slightly larger one (who I had hoped to keep, as she has blacker coloring) seems to be the aggressor. The smaller one, is not as bad....but will chase Betty from treats.

So how do I get peace in my flock? Betty has really taken to my husband (and him to her), so we are hoping we don't have to find her a more peaceful home, but we will do what is in her best interest.

This concludes today's episode

 

[chicksnthestiks]

exciting stuff sorry about the 5 no gos

Ray was gone this morning.

but Amy Beth you are right, there are other chickens that need lovin on and another roo will appear. I am glad you feel better.
Curly spent the night with her hatch mates and the EE that flies over the barrier to cuddle with them. Very sweet.

So sorry to hear about Ray. Sounds like he had a long great life for a rooster.

 

[chicksnthestiks]

Sometimes I feel l am in a chicken soap opera.....LOL Thankfully there are no men in my flock to fght over.

So, here are the days of our lives:
2 weeks ago we picked up 2 Marans from Chiquita(6 weeks old ) to add to our flock. Since Olive (Australorp 16 weeks) was being picked on we thought it would help her to infiltrate the flock. In the mean tme, Olive has done fine and worked into the flock perfectly.
The Marans (no name yet, as the plan is to only keep one) have been kept in a small pen attached to the main pen, so everyone can get acquainted,until we add them in another week or so.
However.......our little BO, Betty (we think 10-12 weeks old), is now being picked on horribly. The others have actually drawn blood, and are keeping her away from the food. We pulled Betty out and doctored her up and have been keeping her away from the rest of the flock. We tried to introduce her,to the Marans but they both chased her off as well....those little guys are spunky and will have no problem protecting themselves when the time comes!

We have checked her over several times, thinking something might be wrong with her, but can't find any indication of sickness. She seems perfectly healthy and is eating fine.

Last night, we tried some one on one time with her, and each of the Marans in turn. The slightly larger one (who I had hoped to keep, as she has blacker coloring) seems to be the aggressor. The smaller one, is not as bad....but will chase Betty from treats.

So how do I get peace in my flock? Betty has really taken to my husband (and him to her), so we are hoping we don't have to find her a more peaceful home, but we will do what is in her best interest.

This concludes today's episode

Do you have more than one feeding dish? You can also try spreading scratch around on the ground to keep them busy. And tell Betty to get with it, my BO Bea is the boss!

 

[PetRock]

Adorable!!! Wouldn't you like to know exactly what your dog is thinking?

 

[MossyoakLane]

Do you have more than one feeding dish? You can also try spreading scratch around on the ground to keep them busy. And tell Betty to get with it, my BO Bea is the boss!

When we realized Betty was getting chased from food, we did add a second dish....it did help, until she was pecked above her beak (which drew blood). I usually throw in a little scratch in the afternoon, and some sprouted wheat in the morning.

She is so flighty.......she will run back and forth along the run...she freaks over everything!....sometimes, I imagine a cartoon bubble above her head that says "The sky is falling, the sky is falling"
She is a hatchery bird, so I am assuming it is her breeding....next time, it's nothing but pure Engllsh Orpingtons for us.....

 

[skeeve101]

When we realized Betty was getting chased from food, we did add a second dish....it did help, until she was pecked above her beak (which drew blood). I usually throw in a little scratch in the afternoon, and some sprouted wheat in the morning.

She is so flighty.......she will run back and forth along the run...she freaks over everything!....sometimes, I imagine a cartoon bubble above her head that says "The sky is falling, the sky is falling"
She is a hatchery bird, so I am assuming it is her breeding....next time, it's nothing but pure Engllsh Orpingtons for us.....

That is funny, I totally can picture that chicken with the cartoon bubble.

 

[Miss Molly]

Woke up this morning, looked into the brooder. Said "hi girls"...My talking made my foster dog jump up and make a ton of noise in his crate, so all the chickies scattered...except one

My favorite of the two Splash Andalusians. She was acting fine yesterday, viciously attacking my finger for yogurt...I don't know why she died?! Now I'm scared my other chicks are gonna die?! Help me I'm freaking out. Rest in peace little girly

So Sad. I'm very sorry..

 

[Miss Molly]

Great picture... Put a big smile on my face.

 

[ronott1]

Sometimes I feel l am in a chicken soap opera.....LOL Thankfully there are no men in my flock to fght over.

So, here are the days of our lives:
2 weeks ago we picked up 2 Marans from Chiquita(6 weeks old ) to add to our flock. Since Olive (Australorp 16 weeks) was being picked on we thought it would help her to infiltrate the flock. In the mean tme, Olive has done fine and worked into the flock perfectly.
The Marans (no name yet, as the plan is to only keep one) have been kept in a small pen attached to the main pen, so everyone can get acquainted,until we add them in another week or so.
However.......our little BO, Betty (we think 10-12 weeks old), is now being picked on horribly. The others have actually drawn blood, and are keeping her away from the food. We pulled Betty out and doctored her up and have been keeping her away from the rest of the flock. We tried to introduce her,to the Marans but they both chased her off as well....those little guys are spunky and will have no problem protecting themselves when the time comes!

We have checked her over several times, thinking something might be wrong with her, but can't find any indication of sickness. She seems perfectly healthy and is eating fine.

Last night, we tried some one on one time with her, and each of the Marans in turn. The slightly larger one (who I had hoped to keep, as she has blacker coloring) seems to be the aggressor. The smaller one, is not as bad....but will chase Betty from treats.

So how do I get peace in my flock? Betty has really taken to my husband (and him to her), so we are hoping we don't have to find her a more peaceful home, but we will do what is in her best interest.

This concludes today's episode

She needs to be both older and bigger. It is best to wait until they are 16 weeks or 3/4s of the size of the main flock. BOs get big so it should not be a problem when she is big enough.

Do you have a friend she can hang out with? You might be able to move her in with the smallest of the older chickens into a pet kennel for a week or so. After those two bond and Betty is bigger try moving them in with the big girls at Dusk.