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    🐓🐓Flock Integration Advice

    Hello chicken enthusiasts! Back in April, I was only able to get two barred rock (due to some specific circumstances). I had them in the run for a few weeks, so that they would know that it was their home and such. My older flock, free ranges and would come and go from the run as they would...
    • 592667
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    • add hens behavior issues fighting help help aggressive help asap integrate flocks integrated chickens mating mating chickens mating problem new addition new additions to flock new and old chickens peck order fighting pecking pecking at each other
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  2. M

    Chicken spending hours in the nesting nox

    Hello all, it’s been a while since I’ve needed some assistance. Hopefully this means I am doing an okay job. However, one of my younger girls, Savannah born mid Jan, has been spending all day in the nesting box. She hasn’t laid yet and has to be physically removed so she will eat, drink and...
  3. 4Urbanchix

    Barred rock pullet being mean

    I have three 11 week old pullets. 2 barred rocks and 1 black Australorp. I used to have a buff Orpington but he was a male so i rehomed him about 2 weeks ago. They were raised together since the day I got them and they never had any aggression problems. I noticed that after the rooster was gone...
  4. MisterJ

    What in the world is she doing?

    Had this chicken since she was a hatchling. Came out this morning and found her looking dazed and confused and even looked like she was half asleep. The other three were perfectly fine and wondering if anyone could give this newbie some heads up. First we picked her up almost 6 months ago, and...
  5. E

    Pinless Peepers and Guinea Fowl

    My guinea fowl are being absolute bumholes and harassing my chickens. I’m looking into pinless peepers and bumpa bits as a last resort before I might have to rehome them to a guinea flock. I asked for females but pretty sure I got given 4 males, never seen an egg the whole time I’ve had them...
    • Emmaschooks
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    • aggresion behavior issues bumpa bits feather plucking guinea guinea fowl pinless peepers
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  6. C

    Runt/fuzless baby chick

    Hi everyone, This is my first time having a runt, she came picked on and is missing lots of fuzz and feathers. So much red skin is showing that she couldn’t get a break so I’ve brought her inside for a chance to get a break and grow in peace. she has heat,water, and food.. seems to be pooping...
  7. Mrhein

    Egg Eating Flock

    What do you do about egg eating chickens? I put the mustard egg in this morning and they ate the thing eggshell and all. Then while I was standing in the run inspecting them for mustard face, a hen layer an egg from the one of the roosting branches in the run and nearly the whole flock...
  8. K

    Hen keeps attacking us.. Help!

    Hi friends! I have a little trio of hens (used to be four, but sadly we lost our sweet Aunt Jemimah). They're all 8 months old and we raised them together from day 1.. Spent lots of time handling them and hanging out with them... 3 (now 2) of them are very social, but for some reason the 4th...
    • kathrynleigh37
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    • aggresion aggression toward human aggressive behavior aggressive chicken behavior change behavior issues behavior problems behaviors mean chicken mean hen
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  9. KikiDeAnime

    Our flock and what to do

    I've begun to notice that our hens and pullets have been attacking our 2 cockerels. They've been getting feathers ripped out. Little man doesn't even bother them and just follows his "mother" around for the most part while his flock brother Spotted Elk stays away from everyone completely. What...
  10. C

    Younger turkeys all attacking old female turkey

    The babies are around 5 months and at first we thought it was the young males trying to establish a pecking order but then noticed they were all going after an old female. Not sure if turkeys try to kill off older turkeys as an evolutionary thing? Thanks for any info!
    • CCEllison
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    • behavior issues behavior problems fighting old old chickens turkey turkey aggression turkey behavior
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Turkeys
  11. Sundogz

    Chicken tucking its head under itself and running backwards?? Concussed?

    It's a 7 week old Golden Wyandotte chick that resides currently in a large wire crate with a dozen other chicks. I heard a big commotion this morning like a fight and found this one behaving extremely strange. She's keeping her chin tucked flat to her neck at all times and will enter spontaneous...
  12. NubbyRyuu

    Pecking Order or Out for Blood?

    Hello everyone! To make a very long story (post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/taking-care-of-swirls-the-wry-neck-silkie.1298333/ ) short, I've adopted my neighbor's Silkie Chick, who somehow became afflicted with Wry Neck. Her name is Swirls (named for the fact she will spin/run in...
    • NubbyRyuu
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    • aggresion ayam camani behavior behavior change behavior issues bullied chick chicken behavior pecking order? silkie wry neck caused by injury
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  13. MysticUniKitty

    Hen behavior and integration question

    We did 3 week of see but no touch, 3 days of 9 week olds mingle with younger ones in coop (those ones run freely after the first week cuz hens kept getting in with them and roughing them up) while hens were in run... two days ago finally let everyone out and other then the get out of my way...
  14. HappyFeetHens

    Hen Eating Other Eggs But Not Her Own?

    One of my hens is laying pretty consistently through this crazy bout of weather. Yesterday, I found another egg from her (can tell by the color; she’s a leghorn and my others are RIRs) and then I found two broken egg shells in the other next box. They were completely crushed but not much liquid...
  15. Minjojojo

    My 2 hand raised muscovys won't stop bullying the new muscovy!

    I have 2 one year old muscovy ducks (females) that were raised indoors since hatch and spoiled rotten. They jump into my lap for cuddles & peck at me until I pick them up. They are very sweet to people. Recently I acquired another muscovy from a farm that seems to be 2+ years old, and my two...
    • Minjojojo
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    • behavior behavior issues bullying duck muscovies
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Amberly98

    Silkie Rooster Behavior Help...Please

    We have a silkie rooster that is very nice to myself, my daughter, and my husband, but is constantly challenging my 5 year old son. My son loves our chickens and hand feeds them treats and even holds them frequently. However, since the rooster it about 7 months old he jumps up and scratches my...
  17. AlexMalfoy

    Rooster Pecking/Injuring Hens

    My flock consists of a white silkie roo, a barred rock hen, a black star hen, and a bearded d'uccle hen (mille fleur). Recently, I have had issues with my silkie picking on my hens, mostly my barred rock and my bearded d'uccle. I believe he has even drew blood on the barred rock. They are all a...
    • AlexMalfoy
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    • agressive rooster behavior issues behaviour flock behavior hens being picked on injured hen rooster aggression silkie rooster aggressive
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  18. K

    Normal Barnvelder behavior? crazy chickens

    Hi, this is my first real flock (we have some older production layers here, but they aren’t mine) and I decided to try out several different breeds. The Chickens are about 8 weeks, fully feathered, and about to go outside. I’ve been trying to handle them so they aren’t too wild once they are...
    • Kris5902
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    • barnevelder barnvelder behavior issues chick behavior chicken behavior crazy birds free range handling chickens taming wild chicken
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  19. J

    Broody Hen, Others not laying

    Hello, I hope someone can help me with this. Our 8 month old jersey giant has been laying for two months, and two weeks ago, she went broody. I was so confused at her behavior due to her age, and that she's been laying on a consistent basis. We also have a white cochin who has been laying...
  20. K

    One chicken keeps attacking one other

    Hey. There are a few posts on this but none seem EXACTLY like my chicken situation so here goes; I have 4 girls, Mary-Jane (top dog), then Amanda, then Pamela and then Jessie. Jessie a couple of months ago started molting and in that time the other chicks (except MJ) started being mean and...
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