This romantic scene has been playing out for a few days here: my feral hen (I call her Little Brown Hen) and the Nature Boy having a Lady and the Tramp moment over the feed bowl. She has been coming down from the woods more often and I’m hoping she is taking a shine to the rooster cause it would...
I think it’s hard to know who is from where because lots of people don’t include their location. So it really is hard to say if this site is predominantly American chicken owners but I have seen lots of people with locations listed from elsewhere in the world.
My rooster experiences are probably not typical because most of the cockerels I’ve raised went to live with my mom…so I had them up for up to six months then I get to hear how they turned out from her. Here are three of their stories:
Clint: BCM raised as a high school breeding project with two...
It looks like your chicken has runny poop. Several things can cause that. I would clean her but up and trim the feathers back a bit then quit the treats for a while and see if it improves. It doesn’t sound like you are giving too many treats so I doubt that would make a huge difference but it is...
First step is to treat him for shock with some electrolytes and a little sugar water—Gatorade will work. Then wait for more experienced advice. I had a hen attacked by a raccoon that was trying to bite her head off and although I couldn’t see any physical injuries she was never quite the same. I...
Gotcha. I get distracted easily lol. I would give it a try supervised for a couple hours and see how it goes. Do you have some clutter in your run for the younger ones to get behind if they need to?