We have a 1.5 year old Jersey Giant Rooster (along with a 1 year old Rhode Island Red Rooster and a ~8 month old Speckled Sussex Cockerel). When we first intro'd the JG he tried to get it on with all the ladies. All of them. None of them would let him. Actually, we very, very rarely see our JG...
Does anyone else have a pair of chickens that seem to be best friends? We have an EE bantam, Sleepy, and a cochin Bantam, Jezebel, who are attached at the hip. You never see them apart. I think it's partially due to them staying in the house a bit longer due to their size, so they bonded well...
We got a bunch of chickens from a guy that really had no time for them. They were kept in a small run with a dog house (no place to roost!). We got 7 total. 4 red colored hens, 2 white colored hens, and one special princess. A princess who we named Pepper. She stood out from all the others not...
I have a group of 10 week old chicks in the house currently due to the weather being rather harsh. Well, I was going about my business when I heard what sounded like a cockerel trying to crow. None of these chicks have ever hinted at being cockerels. I watched them for a bit, and it appears to...