- Nov 19, 2010
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Hello.
I started reading this forum before getting a few chickens back in June.
I found lots of useful information and especially liked the coops.
We live in Spain in the "campo" and have an acre of garden (field) which is being partitioned for garden, veges and a few hens.
We built a run 4 metres wide and 12 metres long and built a small raised coop above ground which is permanently open for them to hop in and out for egg laying and sleeping.
From a local supplier, we bought 4 hens that were approximately 4 months old.. one black and 3 red. No idea of breed but presumably something suitable for our hot summers as all the local farmers keep the same.
They have been laying sporadically, but not regularly. Until the last two weeks.
The reds stopped laying but the black has been laying large eggs almost every day until yesterday.
Today when I went down to them I found all the reds pecking the black's feet constantly. They are bleeding and I don't know what to do.
I hope someone on here can give me advice please. I heard that hens can't be mixed but why would they wait almost six months before picking on her?
Sorry for the ramble. Oh by the way I am from England and moved to Spain 2 years ago.
Laury
I started reading this forum before getting a few chickens back in June.
I found lots of useful information and especially liked the coops.
We live in Spain in the "campo" and have an acre of garden (field) which is being partitioned for garden, veges and a few hens.
We built a run 4 metres wide and 12 metres long and built a small raised coop above ground which is permanently open for them to hop in and out for egg laying and sleeping.
From a local supplier, we bought 4 hens that were approximately 4 months old.. one black and 3 red. No idea of breed but presumably something suitable for our hot summers as all the local farmers keep the same.
They have been laying sporadically, but not regularly. Until the last two weeks.
The reds stopped laying but the black has been laying large eggs almost every day until yesterday.
Today when I went down to them I found all the reds pecking the black's feet constantly. They are bleeding and I don't know what to do.
I hope someone on here can give me advice please. I heard that hens can't be mixed but why would they wait almost six months before picking on her?
Sorry for the ramble. Oh by the way I am from England and moved to Spain 2 years ago.
Laury
