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  1. Mrs. K

    what to do with bullying chicken?

    Why would you keep her?
  2. Mrs. K

    Please help. Hen went broody. Chaos ensued.

    That would be fine. She generally won't go far, and she will call them to come get under her to get a warm up and a nap. Think of the exercise, climbing over sticks and grass, scratching, just the space to run. Those chicks have to be stronger and healthier than chicks kept in a 2 x 4 foot...
  3. Mrs. K

    Unusual flock behavior

    I agree - sunshine and fresh air are good for chicken health!
  4. Mrs. K

    Frustrated with Production for Months

    Well, I tell mine stories about chicken noodle soup! Sometimes that straightens them up. I will state that hidden nests can be incredibly hidden in plain sight. I don't have a camera - but I have gone down to the coop with a book and a cup of coffee and just sat there quietly, waited and...
  5. Mrs. K

    Rooster Aggression Directed at One Hen

    Prince is not a prince. Regardless of space, of numbers, of handling techniques, there are a lot of roosters that are rotten. It is genetic. He is rotten, and if it changes, there is the strong probability he will get much worse. A lot of people say that they love this bird, but the truth is...
  6. Mrs. K

    I have a bully hen

    Make it so that a bird eating at one bowl, cannot see a bird eating at another bowl. You can use a large tote, laid on its side (this will act as a wind protection too) put a bowl in front and at the back. Even a large cardboard box will work for some time. Pallets are also good to make mini...
  7. Mrs. K

    Help: soft shell eggs - I think I may have made things worse!

    Yep, that is pretty normal too. Mostly, when a hen lays a solid egg, they never look back. I have even found perfectly intact soft-shell eggs in the nest, that broke in my hand, as I tried to get them out. Sometimes you will get an egg with a puncture in it. Which of course I worried about the...
  8. Mrs. K

    Unusual flock behavior

    I too wondered about that, but to be honest, I have had coyotes pick off hens, and the rest were more than willing to go outside the run the next day.
  9. Mrs. K

    "Egg yolk peritonitis" and 'Hysterectomy' - Decision Points

    Wow, this is beyond me as a consideration. I am not judging you, but what are you hoping for as an outcome? - I googled the life span for a pigeon, which they stated was 3-5 years. This bird is over six years? Could this just be the end of life scenario? Years ago, my husbands grandmother, had...
  10. Mrs. K

    Help: soft shell eggs - I think I may have made things worse!

    Really, in the nicest way possible, I am saying, just leave her alone. Put her back in the flock. The truth of the matter is that thin shell eggs, or no shell eggs ARE NORMAL. Especially when hens first start laying. Double yolks are normal too. And speckles on the shell are normal too. Meat...
  11. Mrs. K

    Unusual flock behavior

    How odd. Move your water and feed outside? Chickens do get notions. It is a lovely coop - full of light and ventilation. I don't think this is the problem, but once my chickens got poisoned, and they had terrible light aversion. An old building that they hung out in, shifted a bit, and a...
  12. Mrs. K

    Please Help! Rooster Targets One Hen... At My Wits End...

    IMO roosters take more room than hens. Often times when the flock is disruptive, fighting and not getting along - space is the issue. Some birds can take over crowding better than others, some cannot tolorate it at all. Personally, I hate discord in my flock, and solve for a peaceful flock...
  13. Mrs. K

    Sleeping in Nesting Boxes After Move to New Coop…

    I have several different styles of roosts, a couple old dry cedar posts, and a flatter, split 4-5 inch post. Thing is, some chickens like one, some like another, and some change their mind. So try taking the rope off one of the roosts and see. It is so irritating when you spend money trying to...
  14. Mrs. K

    Help with night time coop routine

    What are the dimensions of the coop, and what are the ages of the new ones. How many is a few. What often seems like enough space for little chicks, rapidly becomes not enough space with full size birds. Were the chicks ever kept in the coop as chicks? Post some pictures. Generally speaking...
  15. Mrs. K

    How long can chickens stay in freezing weather?

    Actually mine eat less. What you say makes perfect sense, but mine eat less. Then when it warms up, they hit the feed hard.
  16. Mrs. K

    In a pickle over pullets puzzled over next step

    Gives whole new meaning to the old expression, “ruffled her feathers”;)
  17. Mrs. K

    Rooster Aggression Directed at One Hen

    It can mean killing them, but mostly it just means adjusting your flock. Often times flocks do need adjusting. Personally I hate strife in the flock. I do not see it does the victim any good to be kept in strife. Unfortunately some chicken keepers just wish they would all be nice, when in...
  18. Mrs. K

    Neon Orange Yolks from the store in comparison to my backyard eggs

    Corn, squash, spinach, Swiss chard
  19. Mrs. K

    Average laying age for Ameraucana mixes (Easter Eggers?)

    Cloudy days have an effect too. But I too have store bought EE, hatched in May…nada for eggs so far. If none in the next two weeks, I am pretty sure they won’t start until Jan/Feb. However, the last time I had birds that waited, they laid solid through the next winter, so there is that.
  20. Mrs. K

    Rooster Aggression Directed at One Hen

    I never had this happen until a coupe of years ago. This is what happened. I had a Roo that became heartless to this one hen. She was older, and I had decided to cull her in the fall. But in the meantime a predator got the rooster. She immediately did fine in the flock. But the following...
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