2012年3月4日 · Then by the time your chicken is 21+ weeks old, depending on maturity, it may get into mating. Expect your eggs around 25 weeks old. But that's a totally different story. Broody hens, crowing roosters- That won't matter that much when you live the life you are given with hand-raised, loving chicks.

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2023年8月2日 · Chicken as pet, Hello new member here, I dont own chicken farm but I have a chicken pet that rescued from a cat who's about to enjoy its dinner. As for nowx I have 2 chickens. My father bought a hen for my rescued roo. I want to learn more about chickens specially how to take care of injuries...

2023年5月17日 · When a human goes to pet a chicken and the chicken crouches that is the chicken permitting mating. You can test this for yourself. Pick a chicken from the ground by sliding your hand under their feet and as long as you don't cover their back, or touch them about the thigh line, when you put them down they do not do the post mating shake.

2011年1月19日 · tiny (the hen in my avatar) is my favorite, but she is partially lame and blind in one eye, so i decided to keep her inside. she couldn't fly to the roost and was having trouble getting enough to eat. most of the younger hens picked on her, so she hid behind my rooster raven most of the time. she's been living inside for about six months now and is doing a whole …

2008年12月16日 · Take your chicken outside often, so he/she is getting appropriate sunlight levels to ensure good health. As for sleeping provisions a small dog cage works well put something warm,and machine washable in the bottom and, cover the cage over with a sheet, so the chicken feels secure. and if he's a rooster he wont be as apt crow in the early ...

2012年11月20日 · It can also consist of 1 chicken and 1 human with daily interaction. It depends on how much time you have on your hands to spend with her. There are many people with only 1 indoor pet chicken and the chickens are perfectly happy...you don't "need" another chicken to keep it company in a situation like yours.

2008年4月18日 · right now I have a chicken out and about on her own. she was singled out because of an injury but is doing fine now. she is scared to death of the other chickens now so I just let her run around on her own. she will sit on the porch and peck on the window where we are sitting and sleep right in front of the porch door where she can see in the door.

2013年9月23日 · When I first found her I thought she had bloody stool and figured I would treat her for coccidia. But, after getting her butt cleaned up I realized the blood was coming from her tail which had been pecked free of feathers by her coop-mates. (There are 6 pullets and they live in a mobile chicken tractor on pasture which we move every other day).

2013年6月20日 · Line the pouch with paper towels, securing with tape if need be. Dispose dirty towels to clean. To put it on a chicken, put the chickens head through the middle to elastics, bring the back piece over the head, the poop pouch through the legs, and button.