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She was attacked by my 10 month old Buckeye Rooster, who i did isolate right afterwards. I have 6 ten month old hens in a 12×8 coop with a roughly 70ft x 70ft fenced in pasture. I do have another 10 month old Rooser but he is significantly more friendlier and calmer than my other Rooster...

My 10 week old pullet was attacked by one of my adult Rooster today and has a wound on her head that basically looks like the skin was torn off. She did have what looked like a small puncture wound on her head the other day. She is alert and isn't acting unusual and I did separate her from the...

Looking for a hatchery or breeder in Michigan, Ohio, or Indiana that has at least one of these breeds and does in person pickup. Open to other sustainable meat breeds.

Im thinking about hatching some chicken eggs during winter to sell as started pullets/cockerels in the spring. I was wondering the legality of this in Ohio (might sell to Michigan and Indiana too)? Located in Willams County Ohio

So my local feed mill produces 2 types of poultry feed a 16% laying feed and a 18% broiler feed. Once we have cockerels in with our laying hens would feeding the broiler feed with free choice oyster shells be ok for them long term. Nutrition Label below

They didn't say what other hatcheries but every shipment made to Michigan after our 1st shipment has died.

We ordered 25 chicks through Sandhill Preservation Center and out first shipment only 5 survived and our next shipment none survived. And Glenn said that everything that has been shipped through Grand Rapids died. Even larger hatcheries are having this problem.

I need some name suggestions for 5 chicks. We don't know the sexes so something gender neutral. Would like names related to or means survivor as they were the only chicks to survive out of a shipment of 27.

What qualities do you look for in cockerel to know what one to keep or cull. (Mainly in regards to temperament). And at what ages do you start to choose and cull.

Yesterday me and my dad drove 4 hrs to pick up some buckeye chicks

Next weekend Im driving 3-4 hours to pick up 6 Buckeye chicks. Will the chicks be fine for that drive or should i give them food/water/heat for the trip?

Its actually another Japanese breed called Kai Ken

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Im completely new to chickens (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Right now none but will be getting 6 chicks next weekend along with another set of 19 in mid May (3) What breeds do you have? Will be getting Buckeyes...