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Phyllis photo bombs Special Ed's Portrait.

Thanks everyone for the info on behavior. I put him in a dog crate by himself in the coop the next day with food and water of course. When I went out roosting time at the end of the day I let him out after everyone else was on the roost. He flew up on the roost and worked his way in right next...

Ok, dang. Love my older rooster, he was already 2 when I got him, such a gentleman compared to this randy little dude. Guess I will need to figure out how to give them a break from him at times?. How long does this stage last (afraid to ask).

I have a 5 month old rooster that is mating some of my pullets who haven't started laying yet. They are a couple weeks older than him but they all pretty much grew up together. All of the hens stay away from him, young and older. The older ones put him in his place but he retaliates. He's...

A few days ago I found a 1/2 eaten raw potato just outside the garden fence. My folks garden there and sometimes throw discards over the fence for my chickens. They have been advised against throwing potatos to them but "it" happens. Anyway, my 8 week old Cockerel has has super low energy the...

Still trying to figure out the navigation and what goes under what forum. I think I found my answer under Meat Birds, etc. Looks like 2 to 3 minutes to bleed, then I could put them in water and cart them over for the hot water step.

Thanks for the Welcomes! Michael, you pretty much nailed the reason I decided I needed to join BYC. I live in NW Wisconsin and when the cold hit this fall it hit hard so the flock has been spending way more time in the coop than what they are used to. The roosters had become a big enough...

Hi, thanks for the add. I have been helping the primary chicken guy for about a year and 1/2 but I am now on my own with the flock. I have 13 1 1/2 year old Dominque hens, 10 6 month old Golden Lace Wyandotte hens. I also have 5 Golden Lace Wyandotte Roosters for a total of 28 birds. Lots of...