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Seems the Bard Rock has gone broody and we closed over her laying spot with netting. She has removed all of the feathers from her breast and now has no tail pin feathers... I am to say the least.... confused. I will take a picture of her tomorrow and post it to get some opinions. I have owned...

We put up screened netting all the way up to the ceiling of the coup yesterday and put in new roosting spots.... the birds had a hard time lastnight figuring out sleeping spaces but I think it will cut down on odd laying locations and less broody birds.

No relation, my grandfather was the furniture designer Tage Frid.

The younger birds have survived and no longer need a hiding place but they still are not part of the pecking order (I guess they will just need to get bigger). Having them free range seems to help a lot as well.

So I have one 1 1/2 year old RI Red (Top Bird of the pecking order) laying up in the eves of our chicken coop. We recently added five Wyandottes about three months ago and they normally hang out in one or two of the brooder boxes since they still haven't full integrated into the pecking order...

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and will be looking for advice and as well as sharing tips on raising birds. I have been a chicken owner for three years and endured good and bad with backyard chickens. My currently flock is 2 RI Reds (1 year), 5 Bard Rocks (9 months), and 5 Golden...

So my coop is currently made up of two - 1 year old Rhode Island Reds (dominate birds) and five 9 month old Bard Rocks. I have five 5 month old Golden Laced Wyendottes I want to take out of our brooder and get in the coop. I have put the brooder cage into our coop for a week now after a failed...