Here’s a video of my 4-year-old Red Sexlink, Ginny, making a strange trilling sound. This was just happening when they were all standing outside huddled together in their pen cause of the cold. Anyone ever heard this before? I’m really curious what it means!
This morning as chickens started to stir, I heard a broody hen (with week old chicks) roosting in weed patch start cackling like she was being attacked. I was inside at time so commotion was fairly loud. When I ran outside one dog was sitting by the door and two others were playing in the...
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New to the chicken world and I have an Easter Egger that's just a day or two shy of 5 weeks.
Last night I put in new perching and turned on the heat lamp for the night. This chickadoo settled into a spot on the perch and let out a few "trills", neck stretched out and all. I also read...
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I'm a first time chicken owner, and I'm trying to wean them off of having a light on at night. I had a small nightlight on for them, but I don't think they could see by it at all. They starting making a sort of whining sound, and wouldn't calm down until I sat on the ground and held...
Recently I took in a 2 year old white Bantam Cochin hen. I'm keeping her under quarantine in a small separate cage before I introduce her to my other hens. She's tame and quite the little talker, she makes a range of sounds when I talk to her, and when I leave the room.
A couple of days ago...