Nearly 1 year old male Guinea keeps pinning the 3 month older hen up against a tree and violently bashing her head.
Im 90% sure she's female, two tone call and when they were in the growout pen, her and the other older female were the only two laying eggs.
We recently lost his bonded mate a...
This is Melon, an 11 week old Green Queen Easter Egger from my pet chicken. Her sisters are all slightly bigger than her, a few have extra toes or fuzzy legs so I'm not sure what she's mixed with. No crowing, but very social and likes to be held. Even if she's a he they will be kept. This is...
Ok, she sounds so much better today, just a very feint noise while breathing in right after laying an egg. It's too quiet to catch on camera.
Thank you so much for all the help btw, I was worried she wasn't going to make it! She's so much happier today
Checked her throat, no obstruction. Cleaned out both nares, large amount of yellow fluid dripped out. She is breathing hard, but clear and not wheezing/crackly. Going to let her sleep now and check on her in the morning
(1) I am new to chickens and first got little bantams in March of '23. I have been wanting to live out in the countryside with chickens since I was in highschool working with the FFA
(2) I currently have 11 Chickens and 5 Guinea fowl
(3) Two mystery Bantams, a very Large barnyard Rooster, 3...
I'm completely new to chicken keeping and need some help. I'm not entirely sure what's wrong with my sweet girl.
1. 8.5month old Buff Orpington that is slightly under weight
2) isolates herself from flock, but still wants to eat, drink, dust bathe, lay eggs etc
3) has been acting off for 3...