I got two pure black naked neck hens of a a friend along with a bluebelle mix hen. They were only 13 weeks old when I got them and were very scared. they are now 5 months old and are still very scared. I don't why but but apparently they didn't have a very interactive childhood.
The naked...
When I first got my rooster I checked him form mite (which he didn't have) and fluffed him up with diatome mite powder just in case I missed any. With that done I fed him one scoop of verm x each day for three days to make sure he was worm free. The only reason I kept him in isolation for three...
In my opinion two weeks is too long to be in isolation, any normal chicken would go crazy without being able to socialise for that long. Now that it has been a week or so you should just let him out to explore your entire flock ;). Don't be worried if he starts a fight with the existing flock...
Hi,
My chickens do this a lot, it usually hapens because one chicken prefers to lay in a different spot and while doing so they like to make sure all the other eggs are underneath them.
To make sure my theory was correct, i tested it. Here's how it went:
Firstly I waited for a hen...
To me it seems like eggbound gone wrong!!
If she hasn't layed for a while, the build up of eggs inside could have pushed that one out a little more then it should have.
To remove the egg put on a glove and use lubricant to slowly ease the egg out.
Hope I've helped!