Posts by RedDrgn

Quote: Originally Posted by math ace      I will respectfully disagree,  strongly disagree!   I spend a lot of time with my cockerels building trust with them.  I have...

Our flock started with 5 hens, which we ordered as hens, but I can't say that I didn't hope that at least one turned out to be a roo.   Well, none of them did, so we added a roo (who was in need of a new home) to our flock about 9...

Quote: Originally Posted by janinepeters  I think he said they can still crow and make other vocalizations, but at reduced volume.  However, I totally agree with your point that it still might be extremely...

Oh yes, I just checked them all for lice and mites last week and they were clear.  They're due for another round of fecal testing for worms next month.  Other than another case of bumblefoot in the wellie (how she keeps...

There is no such thing as a docile rooster breed and no way to know the real attitude of any roo until they are about a year or so old.  Roos are crap shoots, 100% of the time and that's about the best odds you can...

I had a similar issue with one hen pecking the ever-lovin' crap out of the bottom of the pecking order member.  I separated the bully on two separate occasions to no lasting effect.  What eventually worked was putting pinless...

To me, this is like de-barking a dog.  Yes, it can be done and done with the health and safety of the animal in tact, by it just screams, "Whyyy??" to me when crowing is as intrinsic to the roo as barking to a dog; it's part of...

You could wrap the tree to just above the height of the fence with a hard plastic or aluminum sheet metal so that they can't get a hold of it to climb it.  However, I'd definitely recommend installing a cover of some sort and...

Our flock is just over a year old now (except the roo, who is just under), but this is their first round of adult molting.  Our roo started molting about 3 weeks ago.  No big deal, he's been steadily dropping feathers ever...

That's sounds to vague to be enforceable.   What constitutes a "nuisance"?  If you and a few neighbors don't like another neighbor's face and complain, will they have to get get a make-over because they're a...