Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

[flypen]

That was part of problem with pic of five above. Spurred hen killed two and dinged up another. I cannot tell if intentional. Pulled balance and placed them in brooder. She also had more than her share of busted eggs in last 3 days of incubation.

This hen hatched every egg, I thought about putting her butt back to work and just pull the eggs a couple days before they hatch.

 

[flypen]

Exactly the reason why I don't care for spurred hens, they do break eggs occasionally. The hen that got me when the snake got her chick has spurs, she put a hole in my leg. Lol

 

[flypen]

Where the heck is Sdm?

 

[roosterhavoc]

This hen hatched every egg, I thought about putting her butt back to work and just pull the eggs a couple days before they hatch.

That’s frustrating. I’m sure the hen is valuable. I’ve only had it happen with one hen. I don’t know I look at it like there’s an obvious mental issue. I’ve got no use for a hen like that.

 

[centrarchid]

It might be stress related.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I had my pen staked down and unfortunately witnessed the hen pecking the chicks to pieces. She wouldn’t stop so finally just ripped the pen, staked and all out of the ground and culled her *ss on the spot.

 

[flypen]

That’s frustrating. I’m sure the hen is valuable. I’ve only had it happen with one hen. I don’t know I look at it like there’s an obvious mental issue. I’ve got no use for a hen like that.

If I can get a good clutch of eggs hatched from her, I want need her anymore, but until then I need her.

 

[roosterhavoc]

It might be stress related.

I could see some injuries being stress related. The hen might accidentally trample or kick a chick but not ripping healthy chicks to pieces.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I’ve had a few hens that were careless with the chicks. They got culled too. Find one dead then two days later another one. Healthy nothing wrong with them otherwise.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Roosters beating on hens and hens killing chicks is a sure way to lose they’re heads around here.