She's about a year old and has never shown any signs of ill temper but has in the last week or so. She acts like a broody hen would if she was protecting chicks but that's not the case. She's not lingering in the nesting box anymore than usual. She's eating fine and showing no signs of...
Just getting started with a backyard flock. A friend of mine gave me 10 and I bought 4 more, I have 14 roosting in this tractor I built, but they free range during the day. They were only 6 weeks old when I got them. Almost 6 months now and 5 are roosters. 4 egger Roos and an RIR. Having...