Posts by norcal

I'm concerned because my hens are not too friendly & they have a feather pulling habit (which they just seemed to kick - now that there are only 4 of them).  :(   Our new chicks are 7 weeks & we're about to start...

Looked at TSC, no Rooster Booster, no Nu Stock.   ??I think it's the barred-rocks (the older chickens).I'm wondering if I get some new chicks & get rid of the BRs, if the Buffs will peck?Even though they don't now. ...

We've been having the same problem for about 1.5 yrs.   We've tried everything.We tried separating them.We tried cat food & BOSS.We even free range now during the day (not smart if you want to keep them, but at this point I...

Thanks for the response, that makes more sense.

Yes, we removed the original pecker, now they are almost ALL doing it, so we put her back in.We have 7 chickens in a 8x8(x12)' coop w/ a 12x23' run (something like that).   I told my husband they were bored, and we should build...

My chickens have been pulling each others feathers out around the tail base.It's driving me bonkers.  We've tried saddles (too much work to keep clean, etc).We've tried high protein chicken feed.   Nothing is working.So, I...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, didn't know if that was better or better to start anew??I have 4 BR hens that are about 1yr 8 mos & their production has slowed WAY, WAY down.Any ways to help boost laying for these young...

Do you do anything to cool down your chickens during those heat waves??Or have you found that it's not necessary, that they survive?

Sounds like a plan.  We're going to be shuffling between coops this weekend.   I'll let you know how it goes.   

Quote:Originally Posted by sourland If you remove the dominant rooster, the non dominant will start crowing within a week.Yes, this happened with us last fall.   But, both wound up being mean, and well, dinner.