Recent content by RebeccaSilkies

I haven't seen the other chickens picking out any feathers or grooming him. I have noticed that there are some of his tail feathers and more of his feathers in general in the coop and run. He is about a year old.

I haven't seen the other chickens picking out any feathers or grooming him. I have noticed that there are some of his tail feathers and more of his feathers in general in the coop and run. He is about a year old.

So my Roster has been losing his chest feathers and I don't know why. It's my first time keeping a roster he is an Australia astrolorp. I have two pictures the one of him outside was taken on March 22 and the other was taken on April 7. Is this normal? He's the only roster and I haven't see the...

Thank you for your insight I really do appreciate it. I'm pretty new to raising chickens so I don't really know what I should be looking for to know if there unwell or not. I'm upset that I didn't have the knowledge to help her but by the sounds of it there was really nothing I could have done...

One of my hens Merlin recently passed and I'm unsure of why. One of the things I noticed leading up to her death is that her butt was lower than normally. She would also stay in the corner of the run for prolonged periods of time. Sometimes it looked as if she was sleeping. I didn't think much...

So back in October I went to go check on my chickens and get them ready for bed. When I open up the side of the coop and I see one of my hen Merlin sitting on top of my chickens food dish and eating from it. She stops and stares at me for a few seconds and then continues doing this, like what...

One of my hens just passed away recently and when me and my family were deciding what to do with her remains I started crying. My Father said that I'm being ridiculous and that she's just a farm animal and she's not a pet. But she was a pet to me. I loved her and took care of her the same way I...