Our Easter Egger hen Cadbury is always sweet and sensitive among her flock mates. When to new chickens were introduced to her flock she started to get aggressive and peck them. She chases them around around the chicken yard and corners them. We don't know what to do about her. Our other chicken...
We recently bought new chickens to expand our flock. Our existing flock is very serious about the pecking order. I don't know how to introduce the new chickens without them getting seriously injured/killed. The new chickens are three weeks now, so we're not letting them out yet. When we do let...
This is a picture of my light brahma hen. She is a little over a year old and has been broody three times! She was recently groody in may and just went broody yesterday! Is this standard with this breed?? Anyone else with incredibly broody hens? Advice? Thanks
We just got a new duck to add on to our flock.Our three hens have been pecking her. Are our chickens going to allow her into the flock or are they going to keep pecking her ? Please respond as soon as you can.
Hello. I noticed my buff orpington chicken is missing feathers on her stomach area and her skin is red and irritated. Does anyone know how to treat this? I don't know why they are missing.
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I read in a chicken book about keeping chickens that citrus is poisonous to chickens. I am concerned because I had grapefruit in the compost pile and they were scratching around in there. Anyone know anything???? Thanks!!!
Hello, everyone!! I have a quick question. I bought some mealworms for my small flock of three chickens. About how many a day should I give out??? A few handfuls? They are free range and fed regular layer feed. They are about a year old. Thanks!!
Number one: Buff Orpington. I like Buff Orpingtons because they are so docile. They make great beginners birds because they are so tame and even allow you to take them in the house. Number two: Brahma. Brahmas are good pets and reliable egg layers. I would recommend them to...
The first and second photos are of Cadbury dust bathing and sun bathing. The third photo is of Cadbury on her coop. The forth photo is of Cadbury on the back porch eating meal worms.The forth photo is of Cadbury's egg.
This is Sosoft lying in her nest Broody. When she got Broody she sat around in her nest with her feathers up and she said"BOCK,BOCK,BOCK,BOCK!!!!!!!!!!!" She also stopped laying when she was Broody and refused to leave the coop. She kept pecking and kicking Nugget and Cadbury until they were...
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The first picture is of Nugget (my Buff Orpington) as a pullet. The second picture is of Nugget in the rain. The third picture is of Nugget Sunbathing with the flock. And finally the forth picture is of Nugget in the woods.
I have three chickens. I have an Ameracana named Cadbury, a Buff Orpington named Nugget and a Buff Colombian Brahma named SoSoft. I have had them for almost one year now. I got them at Southern States store as peepy chicks.