I ,too , have a Buff rooster that intimidates me by charging me when I feed and water them.
He seems to leave my husband alone,so far. The rooster is huge and tries to claw me with his spurs while I am getting the waterer. I do not see myself carrying him around, yet I do like the way he gets...
Now I am totally confused! The 19 week old chickens laid one egg 4 days ago and nothing since. We have buffs , barred rock, australorps, and sex links. They have all the behaviors like squatting , sitting and circling the nest boxes, and crooning and clucking like they mean business.
They...
I have 18 chickens; 7 BO, 3 sex link, 3 BR, 3 australorps and 2 grey leghorns. One of my BO is a roos. So far he is very laid back, not friendly. I am just wondering how much breed has to do with the demeanor of a roo? Since BO are friendly and easy going does that mean the roos would be easier...
My barred rocks would be over the three foot fence at five weeks! They loved to get as high as they could. I would be careful with that short of a fence.
These pics look just my red sex links that are New Hampshire and RIR. Mine are 7 weeks old. Two weeks ago I bought Grey Leghorns from a local farm supply, now I have read there is no such thing as a grey leghorn.? What is the real deal?