I have a roo I adore, he's a sweetie most of the time and isn't a huge bully like I've had other roos act like. He took the introduction of new hens quite well once we got rid of the two we didn't know were roosters. But Stella, who was introduced with the other hens, has been singled out and...
So I recently merged my younger hens with my older ones and it's been going as expected for the most part except for my hen Stella. Stella was bought separate from all of them and is a different breed but we had only gotten one. She's the slightest bit bigger then the other hens and has two...
In my recent batch of chicks I decided to get a wider variety and got two silkie chickens. I've never had silkies before but I find them ridiculously adorable. The shop said they were gendered so the chances of me getting a rooster was low. Not impossible of course, I'm no fool. But, I figured...
I don't think this is an emergency but I'm not sure what to do. This is my nearly 3 month old hen stella, she recently chipped her beak and I didn't think it was a big deal cuz it was small and she could eat, wasn't in any pain or discomfort. But then it split like this and I'm no longer sure...
I noticed a little bit ago one of my hens wasn't opening her eye. I washed it off and she opened it and it looked fine, then she kept doing it. I checked again a few days later and it was grey and cloudy. I immediately isolated her and checked the others, they were fine and continue to be so. I...
I recently got my first flock(10 to start) , I've cared for chickens before but this is the first time I've had a flock of my own and this time I'm not living with an experienced farmer. And unfortunately, I'm running into issues I haven't seen before and finding answers on the internet is like...