My beautiful two-and-a-half year old Mille Fleurs d'Uccle, Marigold, just passed away suddenly, leaving her bonded friend, Kate, a 2 year old Sebright hen, alone. Does anyone know how Sebright hens do on their own?
The girls shared a bedroom in the house, with nice runs outdoors in the gardens...
My year-old Mille Fleurs d'Uccle, Marigold, is molting, and I occasionally see her companion, Kate, a Sebright, plucking feathers from the edge of the molting area. Is this normal grooming behavior?
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Audrey, my little Sebright d'Uccle, whom I've had for three weeks now, has gone quite quiet and does not seem interested in food. She nibbles occasionally but mostly hangs around the nesting box where her "sister" lays her eggs; but she hasn't yet laid one. She moves about well when she wants...
I just adopted two bantam hens from a humane society and am not sure what breed this one is or how old she is. And I see what looks like a tiny spur, so I wonder if she is really a he!
Any ideas?
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An invitation to chicken lovers to follow along as we prepare to bring two Cochin Bantam pullets home and make them part of the family. https://www.rebeccakightlinger.com/counting-my-chickens
Hi! I just lost my little rooster, Ollie, a barred Cochin bantam who lived with us as a house pet and family member for eleven years, wearing diapers and coexisting happily with all the other pets. I'm ready to bring home another chicken--a hen this time--and I'd like to raise her as I did...