separating

Hi everyone, I recently purchased 2 females and a male rabbit a couple of days ago, New Zealand female is 2 years old, Newzealand cross female is 15 weeks old and New Zealand cross male is 15 weeks old. I've got a large enclosure for them and they are happy with plenty of food, water and...

Hi all, our Buff just hatched a 2 ducklings yesterday. Our city doesn’t allow more than 4 hens, and we have a family lined up to take them now that they’re hatched… I’m wondering when would be least stressful for the new babies? We hatched the parents (a runner and the buff) from eggs last year...

Hi All, I have a Welsummer chicken (Lucy) who is 1 year old. She began molting back in late December (kinda early but I read that sometimes happens). She is pretty much done but can't seem to grow back her final tail feathers. This is mainly because another hen (Dolly) continues to peck at her...

a little less than a week ago, my buff orpington, kung pao, was attacked by a raccoon at 1 AM. her eye was swollen shut and she had a small wound on her neck and under her wing. all of these wounds are doing very well. she’s opening her eye on her own and it isn’t crusty anymore. now for the...

I recently rescued a three-year-old black Australorp hen. She was living alone for a long time. She's a sweetheart. I have four hens and a rooster, all of them around 7 months old. I kept the new girl separate from my flock for about a week, with a couple of days where they were only separated...

Hello, I was looking for some advice on some mild pecking I discovered this morning. One of my ladies has two small peck wounds on her head (picture attached.. sorry for the bad quality she was very hard to get a picture of on my own), and was mostly wondering if I should separate her from the...

OK, settle in for a story. I have had chickens on my property for 5 years. I have added new chicks each year. Due to predators, life and other things I am at 14 chickens and 2 rooster's right now. Having 2 roosters is another story but they have split the flock up and everybody gets along...

Bumble Bee is my 3 year old Barred Rock who has been the sole member of the flock for the last 2 years. She gets along with the dogs and cats by letting them know she’s the boss. She rules the backyard! She is extremely loving with a huge personality and always wants our attention. So, our...

I have a little Serama hen that has been broody for a couple of weeks now, I tried to move her and the first clutch of eggs to a bin lined with straw, but she jumped out and abandoned the eggs. So I moved her back to the coop with the flock and this cured her for about 3 days, then she started...

I have a glass top stove, so recently bought a propane outdoor stove to can I can’t keep my tomatoes/salsa from separating. Growing up, we pressured all our tomatoes so it’d be faster than a water bath. We’d simply can them just until they hit a ‘jingle’ and cut them off and they were perfect...