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    Nesting box smothering

    The others seem okay to me. My silkies have always slept on the ground in a pile or in the nesting boxes, they don’t like to roost so it’s not too unusual for them. It’s just the first time I’ve seen them all in the same nesting box. The weather has been pretty nice though. I’m in Ontario and...
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    Nesting box smothering

    They’re 5 year old silkies
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    Nesting box smothering

    thanks, although I must admit it’s hard not to blame myself
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    Nesting box smothering

    I’m not really sure what I could’ve done to prevent it though? They had enough nesting boxes and plenty of roosting space that was higher than the nesting box.
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    Nesting box smothering

    this morning I found one of my chickens dead in the nesting box. When I checked our cameras to see what happened I noticed she was one of 3 chickens who slept in the same nesting box last night. I hadn’t noticed anything else wrong with her in the days prior. Do you think this could be a case...
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    Rooster over mating one hen

    It does seem like the hen he’s over mating is a very dominant hen who will chase others away from the food. So I think he’s just trying to show dominance to her. He’s just such a big boy that I’m worried about him hurting her.
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    Rooster over mating one hen

    It’s my St. Bernard’s old crate so it’s pretty big. I’m hoping to put a fence up soon so he can have his own pen
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    Rooster over mating one hen

    I’d just seen a bunch of posts saying that you can separate a bully chicken in a crate for a bit to calm them down.
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    Rooster over mating one hen

    It’s fairly thick I think. It’s double layered. Canvas and fleece.
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    Rooster over mating one hen

    I know but it’ll break my heart to send him to send him away. I’ve raised him since he was a chick and I really love him. Right now I have him in a dog crate in the coop because with my work schedule I won’t be able to be there to separate him when he gets rowdy in the evening. Do you think...
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    Rooster over mating one hen

    I have a 3 year old barred rock rooster who has recently been over mating one hen in particular. During the day they get along just fine but for some reason in the hour before they settle for bed he goes crazy. He’ll mate her several times within the hour, usually chasing her down to do so. It’s...
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    Rooster chasing one hen

    Just wanted to update. The hen he was chasing has since died from cancer. Everything was peaceful for a while but recently he has started chasing a different hen. I think it’s time to separate him completely from the flock. He’ll be able to see them but not touch them. I just feel bad that he’ll...
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    Barely eating weeks after crop surgery

    She’s not super interested in wet feed but I’ll try to offer her some scrambled egg. She’s seems to be drinking okay so I’ll add the vitamin B to her water.
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    Barely eating weeks after crop surgery

    Hi! One of my silkie hens recently had crop surgery performed by a vet after I discovered she had an impacted crop. By the time I noticed how bad the impaction was she was severely under weight. The vet removed about a tennis ball sized wad of straw from her crop. After her surgery she seemed...
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    EYP vs cancer

    That’s good to know, thanks! In retrospect I probably won’t go for production breeds again because they’re really just pets for me, and losing them young to cancer is so heart breaking. I didn’t know at the time I got them about all the associated health issues. That being said my production...
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