behavior change

  1. Samanternat

    Non layer in nesting box and being picked on

    Hi all! Still trying to figure out what is going on in my flock, and with one hen in particular. Here is the breakdown… I have a flock of 4 (2 hatch-mate pairs that stick together) that have been living peacefully together for almost 9 months: 11 mo. Rooster - Winnie 11 mo. Hen, non laying -...
  2. K

    What is this behavior and why?

    One of my girls, Sophie, started doing this recently and I can’t figure out what is causing it. She has been fine in this setting for the most part up until now. Then Pippie all of a sudden joined in. Can anyone tell me what is going on please…
  3. Lhynes1478

    New laying hen pacing in and out of coop

    Question. My Blue Andalusian hen (far left in pic) is the first to start laying out of all of my 24wk old hens. She has laid about 4 eggs since Wednesday, but all day she goes just in and out of the coop to the run and then lays down in the nest box and repeats it over and over. She lays her...
  4. C

    My silkie rooster stopped crowing

    I have a 7mo old satin silkie rooster who about a month ago stopped crowing. We had to remove the 5 silkies from the big coop because the big ones started attacking the little ones. So we moved them to a smaller coop near the other one. Since moving he’s been kinda mopy seeming and hasn’t crowed...
  5. S

    Abnormal Behavior. Chicken spread out on top of sick one in nesting box.

    One of our chickens (a frizzle) has no feathers and tends to hide out in the nesting box. For the past week, one of the healthy birds has been laying on top of her, wings and tail completely spread out to cover her. They are the same age and have been raised together since day one. I’ve attached...
  6. Chicken6000

    Rooster acting weird towards hen?

    So lately all of the hens were broody, I know crazy... They all broke from their broody phase after not hatching any eggs (we used fakes since they were all broody, after they all left their nesting boxes we noticed that the rooster was a little overwhelmed with all the hens back and active, I'm...
  7. holiduck

    Natural hatch questions

    Hi, I am taking care of friends' young duck couple who had never gone broody before. It's about day 24-26 (I don't bother them and they did remove some non-viables in the first 2 weeks, so anything is only approximate). Their behavior is different this morning - normally he gets her up, they...
    • holiduck
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    • behavior change ducks hatch a duck natural breeding pipping
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. N

    My drake is acting aggressive twards me and his friend

    Hi I have two 8 months drakes..one anacona and one Pekin the Pekin one is acting very aggressive for about a week now..He is constantly biting me when I try to change their water and food and he run after my sister very rapidly to bite her foot today..He was chasing her basically..He also bites...
    • Naiva80512
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    • aggresive drake behavior behavior change
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. J

    Old english pheasant fowl

    I have an old english pheasant fowl who has been laying and happy, however the last few days after foraging and eating layers when let out in the morning for an hour she returns to the coup and stays there! SHe has not been laying the past few days. Is this normal behaviour? It hasn't been that...
  10. Littlefoxhat

    Signs of a molt coming or something worse?

    Hi all, I have a flock of four hens that have been laying for about two months. About two weeks ago 8/8 one of my girls (black australorp) seemed like she might be egg bound; straining, sitting a lot on the run floor, standing a little funny, she just seemed "off" in her behavior mostly. I...
  11. L

    Please help :( my chickens are scared of me. Rooster problems?

    I’ll try to keep this brief! We got our 11 chicks back in august and got 1 rooster and 10 hens, which is exactly what we wanted. I raised them all by hand and they’ve always been very friendly with me. When we transferred them outside anytime I open the door and come out they run to the edge to...
    • lolobearleo
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    • aggresive rooster behavior change behavior issues behavior problems behavior questions roos scared scared chicken scared chickens
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  12. Chickenwithnobrim

    1 week old chick sparring

    So is sparring this early a good indication of being a rooster? They are exactly 8 days old. My one chick tried to spar today with its siblings, full kicks and neck poof. It was ridiculous seeing a ball of fluff karate kicking. Im already calling it a he because hes the most cuddly and bonded to...
    • Chickenwithnobrim
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    • advice advice appreciated ask baby chick behavior change guess guess gender new chicken mama one week old please advise
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  13. L

    Help!!! Hen acting strange and laying slab sided eggs

    First time posting here, but desperate to get information and answers. Our beloved Redstar, Goldie, who is a champion layer, has been exhibiting very strange behaviors recently. One minute she's her usual, active self - very food motivated and always running/scratching. She's eating and...
  14. L

    Hen acting weird and laying slab sided eggs

    First time posting here, but desperate to get information and answers. Our beloved Redstar, Goldie, who is a champion layer, has been exhibiting very strange behaviors recently. One minute she's her usual, active self - very food motivated and always running/scratching. She's eating and...
  15. Akachicklil

    Hen is Injured or Sick. Please help.

    Hello Everyone, Ive gone over potential differentials and I’ve come down to one; bumblefoot. Main concern is change in activity, eating pattern, and poop change. Im not sure if anything else is going on or if this is just a result of bumble foot. Below I will try my best to provide a past and...
  16. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Signs Chicken is *ABOUT* to Start a Molt

    My flock boss, Willow, a hybrid RIR, is having a rough summer. Health-wise, she'd been great. She's almost 3.5 years old and she's been laying quite well all through the summer--though, slightly less than the previous summer, which I understand to be normal. However, over the last week or two...
  17. N

    silkie is being mean

    Hi, I am new to the chicken world, in April i got a black silkie and a rhode island red hen as chicks together. Up until last week everything has been great, playful, happy, could pick them up. Then out of nowhere the silkie became aggressive. They are not laying eggs yet. She will charge...
  18. R

    Hen not Laying and Suddenly Aggressive

    Hello all! I'm wondering if anyone could help me figure out what's going on with my 4-year-old Ameracauna, Belle. For context, she is one of three backyard hens, the other two being Dominiques. Unfortunately, this past winter, our Australorp and other Americauna passed away, which may be...
  19. NukiTruk

    Unknown duck behavior

    Hi all, I'm fairly new to keeping ducks, just over a year, and notice 'weird' behavior in our 1 year old hen. Hope to find some answers or ideas here of what this could be. I'll try to give as much info possible, if needed more I'll be glad to provide it. Firstly she stopped laying eggs 4...
    • NukiTruk
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    • behavior change ducks hen sick
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. CloneFly

    Possible Cockatiel Mating? Birds are acting strange...

    Hello! I own several cockatiels, and have some suspicions/concerns about a possible mating between two of them. My birds are about 15 mths and I recently noticed my male lutino (Mango) acting very friendly towards my Pearl split 2 Pied female, (Pïppïn). Now please bear with me while I delve...
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