SmallStep
Songster
- Apr 26, 2016
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I'm not new to Backyard Chickens but somehow I've never gotten around to introducing myself. I've had a flock since 2016. I started out with six. From the original flock, I still have four, one of which, an unintended frizzle, hasn't laid at all this season.
In January or early February, we noticed a chicken hanging out down at our bridge. It was there for a couple of days before we decided to bring it up. Turns out she is a hen--on the small size but not small enough for a bantam. We thought she was an Americauna because she had a muff. But when she didn't lay blue eggs, we figured we had an Easter Egger. Integrating her with our flock was difficult but she finally seemed to be accepted. Lately, however, two of the flock have been tormenting her to the point that she's no longer laying and doesn't even want to come out of the coop. I don't know what turned the tide, but I'm worried.
I recently got six new birds and this Sunday, they'll be six weeks. Two Americaunas, two Red Stars, and two Silver-Laced Wyandottes. They're full of energy and fun to watch. They currently occupy a fenced off half of our coop yard and our feed room, which we turned into temporary quarters for them.
I learned about Backyard Chickens when I started searching for answers online. Backyard Chickens came up time and again, so I created a login and password but didn't use it that much. As my original chickens have gotten older and seem to have more issues, I've turned to it more and more. I have been able to cure two of bumble foot, and I recently followed recommendations for helping one that I suspected of being egg-bound. For now she seems to be ok, but since it's the one that has always had trouble laying, she could be in that shape again.
In January or early February, we noticed a chicken hanging out down at our bridge. It was there for a couple of days before we decided to bring it up. Turns out she is a hen--on the small size but not small enough for a bantam. We thought she was an Americauna because she had a muff. But when she didn't lay blue eggs, we figured we had an Easter Egger. Integrating her with our flock was difficult but she finally seemed to be accepted. Lately, however, two of the flock have been tormenting her to the point that she's no longer laying and doesn't even want to come out of the coop. I don't know what turned the tide, but I'm worried.
I recently got six new birds and this Sunday, they'll be six weeks. Two Americaunas, two Red Stars, and two Silver-Laced Wyandottes. They're full of energy and fun to watch. They currently occupy a fenced off half of our coop yard and our feed room, which we turned into temporary quarters for them.
I learned about Backyard Chickens when I started searching for answers online. Backyard Chickens came up time and again, so I created a login and password but didn't use it that much. As my original chickens have gotten older and seem to have more issues, I've turned to it more and more. I have been able to cure two of bumble foot, and I recently followed recommendations for helping one that I suspected of being egg-bound. For now she seems to be ok, but since it's the one that has always had trouble laying, she could be in that shape again.
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