Posts by CaliTX

Thank you- I've got a friend coming over this week to help me process him.  Quote: Originally Posted by bj taylor  why does a rooster single out one hen to torment?  I would think they would want as many...

We had a rooster show up a little over a week ago, he seemed to be fairly respectful of the hens so I let him stay. However he has been chasing my barred rock hen, Missy, relentlessly. He's torn a huge gash into the back of her neck as...

Aggiemae, that's a great idea. I went ahead and put the x-pen in the run and put up a tarp for cover in case it rains, but I'm a bit worried the chickens will hop over and bother the chicks so I will do the plastic netting, plus that...

Thanks for all the feedback!   Hahah, I guess 40's seems really cold to me since its Texas, so I thought they'd be cold. They are almost completely feathered now though (a couple of them still have some silly fluff on their...

Oh, I forgot to ask.. do they still need a heat lamp? I'm in Texas, our lows through the next week are 44 at the lowest and it looks like 50's later in the week. It's been in the 80's during the day so their lamp has only been on at...

My chickens are free ranged during the day, only locked in the coop at night, so they've seen the chicks when they're in the x-pen. By x-pen I mean basically this: http://www.jindos.com/jindo/care/xpen.jpg   I might be...

Thank you! I wonder how long it will take before they're that big, haha. They're starting to try to fly out of the brooder when I open it. Maybe I can make them a little run off of it so they can enjoy the grass and sunshine. Its...

I have 12, 5-week old chicks. I also have 6 fully grown hens and a rooster. I'm wondering at what point the chicks can head to the big coop? I don't want them to get beat up by the adults. 

Thanks! I thought she looked like what I'd seen called "game hens" before but I wasn't sure. I also figured the roo was a mix but I thought I would ask! He sure is pretty. 

This hen showed up in my yard the other day and has taken up residence in the coop. A rooster has done the same, though he came about a week before. Any ideas on their breeds?   Here is the hen. She's very...