Chicken

Yes, chickens can tell when one of their fellow kind has passed away. Often hens peck with intent to kill and only stop once they… Read More »Do Chickens Murder Each Other?

It’s completely possible to combine multiple age groups of chickens into one space. Ideally, you can keep them separate until they’re full-grown, but not everyone… Read More »Can I Mix Chickens Of Different Ages?

If you have a rooster in your flock, he will mostly likely take the top spot of the pecking order. If you have other roosters… Read More »How Do You Know Which Chicken Is The Alpha?

Cannibalism usually occurs when the birds are stressed by a poor management practice. Once becoming stressed, one bird begins picking the feathers, comb, toes or… Read More »Why Do Chickens Cannibalize Each Other?

Chicken pecking due to overheating can be prevented by keeping the chicken coop and enclosure at the proper temperature. If it is too warm, then… Read More »How Do You Stop Chickens From Pecking Injured Chicken?

Add perches to the housing environment. Add more nest boxes (for laying flocks). Attach goggles to the beaks of aggressive birds. (This is often done… Read More »How Do You Stop Chickens From Feathering Pecking?

Fighting. Chicks start fighting when they are only a few weeks old. They are already starting to establish their rank in the flock. This fighting… Read More »Why Are My Baby Chickens Fighting?

Chickens react to horrible experiences the way many other animals do: They can sink into a depression and show signs of fear and distress for… Read More »Can Chickens Be Traumatized?

Neosporin – Just about everyone has a tube of Neosporin around the house. As long as it doesn’t have any painkiller in it, it’s perfectly… Read More »Can You Use Neosporin On Chickens?

The pecking order is, literally, determined by pecking. Bigger, stronger, and more aggressive chickens bully their way to the top of the flock by pecking… Read More »How Do You Know If A Chicken Is Pecking In Order?