SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME ASAP, MY CHICKEN IS ACTING ODD

[Shamo Hybrid]

So they are just like women... they get hormonal, acts fussy and strange for what seem like no reason at all (to men) but really it's their body going through changes. Not sure about the stool thing though.

 

[Ginmary]

I would highly recommend NOT getting her a boyfriend!!!!!!! if it will be a house chicken.

A silkie roo no matter how cute is still a roo. That means he will be mating with her constantly. 1 hen is not enough for 1 roo. She will be abused.

He has a good chance of turning human aggressive when his hormones kick in. No amount of taming and snuggling will overcome that.

He will start crowing at 6am. It will reverberate all over the house. And he may crow throughout the day, especially when your favorite TV program is on!!

I know all this because I bought a silkie pullet who turned into a roo. We are heartbroken because we can't have roos in the neighborhood. He has been a house chicken but he has to constantly be reminded not to attack us. He crows all day. He sits with us at night begs for some of our dinner, and may come on me to snuggle and nap but that doesn't change the fact that we may be attacked at any time. And it hurts. I need to rehome him and hope he can find his own flock. He's going to make a great roo for a bunch of hens. If I give him a treat, he drops it and calls for a hen but there is none. It's sad.

We've had him since he was about a month old. He has been with us in the house and roosted on my shoulder most nights. So it is not a matter of training. Once the hormones kick in it's a whole different story.

Just be careful because silkies are hard to sex until they are older. If someone sells you a young "pullet" you need a backup plan in case it turns out to be a roo.

 

[hillbilly91]

My information isn't false. It's accurate information about Birds. Anyways I was only helping.

You said don't change there diet give them normal feed and that's not always true. So yes it's false

 

[hillbilly91]

other than having loose stools, her chicken is not acting sick.
So stoping with the treats and other crap for now to see if that clears up her loose stools is a good idea. This chicken is eating and acting fine otherwise.

Your right but that's not what chickens really said to start off

 

[MissChick@dee]

YOOO SHE JUST LAID AN EGG

Awesome!

 

[MissChick@dee]

So they are just like women... they get hormonal, acts fussy and strange for what seem like no reason at all (to men) but really it's their body going through changes. Not sure about the stool thing though.