Recent content by Ajraps_homestead

Any suggestions for what to do with chicken poop? Do you compost it? if so how? Do you just spread it on the grass?

Hi, Im going to try and get a pic to add here later. but i have a handful of hens who I though were molting at a very odd time they are about 1 year old now and have been losing feather on their back for a long time like months as well as on their heads.. I originally thought molting and then...

They are aggressively breeding them. I think they are stressed out by them.

It was a predator unfortunately it was pretty devastating. We have a much more secure set up this time around.

So what is the best way to cull the roosters? we do not have the equipment to harvest them ourselves are there places that will do it?

I'm not sure what he is multicolored. lol i know that is not helpful. He has a growth on his neck which he has had since he was small he took a long time to grow his feathers in but eventually did. I didn't realize the further down in hierarchy could be more aggressive breeder that is good info...

Im new here so HI! I do need some advice (even though i think i know what i need to do... its hard) i have to many roosters i know that already we got pullets and ended up with 5 roosters one sacrificed his life for a hen. the others are a mix of good and bad. 2 of the roosters we have are NOT...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens about 2 years ago. Sadly we lost them all and decided to start over last year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 18 Hens and 4 roosters... i know the ratio is a bit off. one reason why i am here...