Hi...newbie to the forum

[sallelou]

Hi I'm Salle

I'm married with two children, we have a chicken and a cat, we did have a whippet/alsation dog who had diabetes, who sadly had to be put to sleep in march (old age), we also had 3 other chickens, 1 died of old age and the other 2 got taken by a fox, we managed to save the 1 we now still have.

I also have an allotment and am trying to teach my children how to become more "green"

I have a slight problem with the chicken we have...up to 2 weeks ago..even though the other chickens and the dog have gone...she was still laying eggs and was quite happy....now she has stopped laying and WONT come out of her coop?? not sure why? we have checked for mites and thoroughly cleaned her coop..she is ok with the cat (cat is scared of the chickens!) however there is a new cat in the house behind ours??
I have to literally take her out of the coop to get her to drink any water or eat?
She is also making a horrible squawking noise and fluffing up her feathers...am at a loss what to do now?

Any advice would be great

Btw...I hope you are all well and are having a good weekend?

Thanks

Salle

 

[CarolJ]

Chickens are very social creatures, and I've read that you should never have just one chicken. Is there a way for you to get a second chicken to keep the other one company? I don't know if that's what's going on with your chicken or not - but it's sure a possibility.

 

[countrychicken00]

Chickens are animals that need company all the time.
So more chickens are great.
So glad you came too.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Welcome to byc

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio. So glad you joined.

 

[dawg53]

Quote:
Welcome to BYC. Your hen is broody, she wants to be a mama.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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from Louisiana!

 

[chi-rn]

Also... make sure there are no birds of prey nesting in overhanging or nearby trees... owls? hawks?...

 

[texasgal]

A big Texas-sized