When I started with my chickens I didn't have a rooster, one popped up when it was suppose to be a pullet. I decided to keep it but he turned very mean. I ended getting rid of him. I free range mine for 5 hrs and always have to keep an eye out because they come from behind and stratch your leg...
My Americana hen is moulting really bad and I noticed her walking sideways. Is this normal and will she be back to normal when all her feathers come back.
I also let my hens free range. I would let them out early in the morning and wait til they go in by themselves but last summer I started to lose one almost every day. So now I let them out around 10:00 a.m. And make them go back in around 5:30 pm. So far I haven't lost any.