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  1. kennysquackers

    Duckling Pecking Order Help

    To preface, I have six 5 week old ducklings who have been raised together since day 1. Two Indian runners, two cayugas, one khaki Campbell and one blue Swedish. They were all ordered and should all be females. Also, sorry this is long hahah! Last week, my blue Swedish started nipping at the...
    • kennysquackers
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    • blue swedish duckling first time duck owner mean pecking order
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. shelabobby

    Need Rooster Advice

    Alright y'all.... I am a new chicken owner. We are at about 8 months into our first flock of 6. We have 2 unintentional Cockerels from Tractor Supply, Lord Kluck and Cluck Norris. The boys are in a separate pen because we don't have enough girls to prevent over breeding. I want to preface this...
  3. JennieLamb

    One of my Australorps gave me a HEART ATTACK today.

    OK! STORY TIME! So, I have about 6-9 bird that's are early layers and are done by 9 am, then we have the jerks that will lay alllll the way til SIX PM. So, today, I went up to collect the eggs around 4:40 (gotta love DLS and extra day light) and I go left tho right, and I get to the last box to...
  4. TheBirdBabe

    Mama doesnt teach manners

    Hello everyone! I recently purchased 3 chicks in the last few weeks for one of my mama hens. She was unsuccessful at hatching some eggs.. so naturally, I felt bad for her & needed to get her some. 😆 She's been a great mom until the last few days. She's more "hands" off now & let's the babies...
    • TheBirdBabe
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    • aggressive behavior aggressive bird aggressive chick bad behavior bad behaviour chicks mean mean chick mean chicken
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. TenderDefender

    Mean Silkies

    I have 3 silkie hens I picked up, and one crows like a rooster which I have read can be normal. I hand raised all these chicks from 2 days old they use to be super friendly! Now the one squares up with me inside the run and bites. They all used to be able to be held, now none seem to enjoy it… I...
  6. C

    Mean Hen with Spurs

    I have 12 hens now and one named Willow grew spurs. I noticed she started growing spurs when she was about 18 weeks old around the time she started to lay eggs. She is a year old now, is an Easter Egger and lays beautiful blue eggs for me. She was the sweetest baby chick but the past last few...
  7. P

    Did I Ruin My Rooster?

    I recently just sent my 7 month old Buff Orpington Rooster to a new home. He was attacking my kids, wife, even me. The funny thing is A.) Buff Orpingtons are supposed to be docile B.) I raised this rooster up from the day he hatched C.) He was very friendly right up until he got mean. This...
  8. TheBirdBabe

    Bachelor's Coop

    I have 3 bantam roos in their own coop. They've been there for a few months (previously separated from my 11 other chickens) & been doing fine. I hand feed them treats & even a slice of pizza now & then. lol However, lately there is one that has gotten aggressive towards me. Keep in mind, these...
    • TheBirdBabe
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    • aggresion aggresive aggresive rooster aggressive behavior mean poultry slaughter rooster
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  9. TheBirdBabe

    I guess feathers are yummy?

    For some reason my rooster keep grabbing my hens.. wherever he can grab at! He gets a mouth of feathers, swallow them & goes about his business! What on earth is going on here?! I've attached pictures of the weirdo in question.. my poor hens are starting to bald! :(
  10. spruett386

    Do all roos have favorite girls?

    Do all roos have favorite girls that they peck the crap out of or is that just some? Wondering if I need to try another roo... My poor BA is getting all her neck feathers pulled out and it's only day 3 since he has been in the flock.
  11. Khoree

    I might have made a big mistake with this rooster

    I need some advice regarding our Buff Orpington rooster, Winston. We took him from a nice lady who couldn't keep him when she discovered he was a roo. So, he was hatched sometime in the spring. I have 30 chickens total. 8 are a month old and safely in a brooder. All female. 20 pullets that...
  12. Siyabonga Mama

    My rooster is mean to one of my hens

    Hi there! I have a problem that I hoped would resolve itself, but instead it seems to be getting worse. I have a roo who I think is an Austrolorp, six Gold Comet hens aged 2-3 years, and an older Buff Orpington hen - around 4-6 years old. The Buff Orpington seems healthy - I've looked her over...
  13. CCsRanch

    Mean rooster

    Help! I'll try to look around at previous notes, but one of our 4 'pullets' turned out to be a rooster. He's six months old and not been too mean to the hens until yesterday, when I found that one of the two year old hens we have has been injured on the head and won't move or eat. I separated...
  14. JessWolo

    Aggressive female towards male duck

    Hi all! Looking for some opinions. I have one specific female runner duck that is constantly chasing, biting at, and pushing out of the flock a younger male runner. This just started happening today. Prior to, she used to always be by his side, and me and my husband used to joke they were...
    • JessWolo
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    • aggressive chasing duck female mean runner
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. Thechickentrainer1999

    Calling out capon owners

    This is a thread for people who own a capon (nueterd rooster) only. I currently have a 20 week old cockerel who is starting to become really aggresive with my hens and there is one he absolutely loves to terrorize constantly, all day literally and it absolutely puts her into shock I'll say and...
  16. Thechickentrainer1999

    Bleeding on neck

    I just noticed that a few of my younger hens have started pecking and jumping on one of my older hens and I went to check her out and noticed that she had been scratched on the back of the neck and had some blood coming out. As far as I know it's not too serious but is there anything I can do to...
  17. Chickenlover9090

    Why Is My Chicken So Angry (Maybe)!?

    Whenever we see our chickens they all love us! But one of them just ruffles her feathers up and starts hating us. It doesn't matter who it is. When we go to collect the eggs she like makes a loud screeching noise (if she is in the box) Anything that can help or is she broody (thought)?
  18. Keeperoflock

    Rooster Question

    My chickens are 3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days old. So far to my knowledge there are 16 hens and 1 rooster. He's a big one too, much bigger than the others, but I think he's a mix. He looks just like a brahma but without the leg feathers. No one can tell me what he is but I have been told he's...
  19. Maddiejayne

    Aggressive Pekin Drakes

    Last august I got 2 pekin hens, 2 pekin drakes, 5 chicken hens and 2 roosters. Almost everyone gets along fine (no problems with the 2 roosters) except my 2 male pekins have turned out to be evil. They chase the chickens around the yard (they all free range together) and are very aggressive with...
    • Maddiejayne
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    • drake duck mean pekin pekin duck
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. Revan

    Mean Leghorn Hens! What can be done?

    We have one really nice leghorn hen that we got with our original layer flock. My mom loves her so much, last year we decided to get some more leghorns. 11 hens and 1 rooster to be exact. These were purchased from Ideal hatchery. We had hoped they would be similar in personality to our first...
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