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I am not sure, I'll check them tonight and tomorrow, I just started noticing the last day or so they are making little nests in the shavings

No diet changes, they are on layer feed. No other changes at all that I can see either, except that suddenly the hens seem to be making nests on the floor to sleep and not sleeping on the roosting bars

I have read that a rooster can stress the girls out and cause this, how would I be able to tell if this is the issue?

I don't have any pictures, but I will upload the next batch when I have them!

All of a sudden my eggs have alot of blood spots in them. My hens have never had any blood spots in their eggs, and all of a sudden I am getting over half my eggs with blood spots, and they have 3 or 4 large spots each. Any reason this could be happening? They are all 1-2 years old and I...

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Unfortunately we are in a town and I can't discharge a firearm close by. Weirdly enough he seems to roost on the ground when I've found him.

I wish I could - any ideas as to what it could be - my hens never leave

He has hens

So my rooster - who I've raised since a chick suddenly keeps running away. He takes off into the woods then it takes me 1-2 days to get him back. Today he ran out while I was feeding him and won't make any noise so I can't find him anywhere. He seems to stay within earshot, but he's hard to...

This post was extremely helpful! I was really concerned when my hens started doing this today, then once I read the responses, it was obvious that was what they were doing!

Pullet

Thank you!!

So, it turns out all but one of my chicks for my starter flock were roos - I am trying to gather up a few hens - really love to replace my black copper maran, barred rock and if by chance anyone has something colorful or fun like a Wyandotte or another breed I would be very interested. Looking...

Yeah, I knew the barred rock was, but the bcm just started to get thicker feet, and turning red this week, so was assuming I had another roo.

I recently purchased 4 chickens, I am positive 2 are roos and now worried this one may be as well - looking for opinions, he/she is 8 weeks

I am new to raising chickens and keep happening on this site when looking for advice. I just got my first 4 chickens in June! I have barred rocks and black copper marans Unfortunately for my beginners luck I ended up with 3 roos and one hen - currently trying to figure out how to introduce new...