Hello, all!
I'm not completely new to chickens, but this is the first I've owned any. I was just given four chickens (two roosters, two hens), a small coop, feeders, and some feed by a co-worker's in-laws. They were selling their house and the person buying the house did not want them. I'm not sure what the breeds are, but all four are different. One of the roos is a bantam of some flavor. I'll have to post a couple of pics for the experts here to help identify them. They were mainly free-range in their back yard, and roosted in the garage at night.
One of the hens has lost almost all of her feathers on her back. Looks like she's at the bottom of the pecking order as all of the other three peck at her occasionally. Is there anything I can do about that?
I bought a dog kennel to keep them in, but they have no problem flying over the 6 foot high fence. They're roosting on top of the fence as I type. I guess I'll have to put a top over the kennel to keep them in until I open the gate to let them out. I've already done quite a bit of reading here on the forums, and I'm looking forward to doing a lot more.
Dave
I'm not completely new to chickens, but this is the first I've owned any. I was just given four chickens (two roosters, two hens), a small coop, feeders, and some feed by a co-worker's in-laws. They were selling their house and the person buying the house did not want them. I'm not sure what the breeds are, but all four are different. One of the roos is a bantam of some flavor. I'll have to post a couple of pics for the experts here to help identify them. They were mainly free-range in their back yard, and roosted in the garage at night.
One of the hens has lost almost all of her feathers on her back. Looks like she's at the bottom of the pecking order as all of the other three peck at her occasionally. Is there anything I can do about that?
I bought a dog kennel to keep them in, but they have no problem flying over the 6 foot high fence. They're roosting on top of the fence as I type. I guess I'll have to put a top over the kennel to keep them in until I open the gate to let them out. I've already done quite a bit of reading here on the forums, and I'm looking forward to doing a lot more.
Dave