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So I have a rooster that I THOUGHT was good. He's good to the girls, he's alert, non-aggressive. Unfortunately, he has converted my entire flock, including my best rooster ever.. Into HATING ME! I'm the enemy, you see. A slavering terrible monster. Lmao. Let me give you a snippet of what a...

So excited, everyone! I have chickens and turkeys but never had ducks before. After a lot of research, I eventually chose muscovy as my breed of choice. It was a long hard journey to find some in my area and I ended up finding hatching eggs here. Nyla sold me some which I am SO thankful for...

Went away for the weekend and come back to one of my pens compromised. The pen has no top ( work in progress ) but is 6ft tall welded wire with 3 strings of electric wire around the base that really packs a wallop. I was honestly surprised something was able to climb the wire without touching...

So, I've been working on my own little breeding project with the number one priority being tameness. I want mellow, tame birds and that includes docile roosters. After losing my number one and putting my hopes in a roo that turned human aggressive, I'm now raising a bunch of cockerels in my...

Looking for 2-3 dozen. I'm in central IL but I would be willing to drive and pick them up. Pied parents are preferred to solids but willing to consider any! I would just rather avoid pure whites. Also looking for a few goose hatching eggs so if you have geese as well maybe we could strike a...

So, there's this thing where my favorite, extremely tame cockerel has become a real douche. He is about a year old now and his name is Hoppie. I have an experimental breeding program going where I am trying to breed my tamest birds. I'm currently on the third generation, keeping only the...

Just got back from the farm store and couldn't resist their 'assorted silkie' bin! They're so tiny with the exception of one. I'm so excited to have silkies again. <3 Does anyone know the colors of these babies?

I'm about to get my first incubator in the mail and would like to try it out! Eventually, I want to buy some eggs from show quality stock but for now I'd just like to get the hang of hatching in general. My own flock's cockerel is too young to mate. Does anyone in my area keep a rooster with...

Might be a stupid question..but..How did you run the hot wire around your gates? I want to let my flock out to free range when I'm around but have the benefit of having several lines of hot wire around the base of their run when they're in there.

So, I was browsing Craigslist for chicks and other things I DON'T need and happened across this ad. Made me laugh. Lol. Thoughts? https://peoria.craigslist.org/grd/6200760544.html

I just want to share my on-going story with folks that will understand. I'm in a war. And as you can guess, it seems as if it's far from over! Let me start with some backstory: I bought my first house a year and a half ago. It was also in the country and butted up to the woods, always...

I hope this hasn't been covered a million times and I missed it...but.. Out of curiosity, has anyone selectively bred their flock just to be docile and friendly towards people? Out of all my chicks, there's always a few that are noticeably less flighty of me and much more relaxed than the rest...

Hi there, I have a question about behavior and I hope it hasn't been a subject beat to death already. This is my second year with chickens and I'm really considering breeding some of my favorite types. I never liked the thought of a rooster before but obviously, I need to have one to breed...

Hello there, thank you for reading. My pullets are 12 weeks old. Yesterday out of nowhere I noticed my favorite wouldn't come out of the coop in the morning. Very unusual. She is puffed up, eyes closing a lot. Unmotivated to do anything but stand there uncomfortably or rest with her belly...

Hey there, new to chickens and have my first flock of 19. All hens but the silkie may be a cockerel yet. Quick question: Do hens act differently when a rooster is present? All my hens are so excited to see me they come flying, literally. Some like sitting on me and more like sitting around...

So, I went out into the coop today and noticed one of my Black Austrolorps is puffed up, looking miserable and wheezing slightly, sneezing frequently. I don't see any discharge from sneezes but she was kind of breathing with her beak open for a little bit before settling back into just...

Hey there everyone! Long-time lurker of the site, here. :) I've always wanted chickens but am finally now able to have them. I now also understand chicken math lol. Aimed to start out with 6...yeah that didn't work. I have 19 chicks that are about 8 weeks old and staying in their nice new...

Hey there! First time chicken owner here and long-time stalker of this site. :) Can anyone tell me what gender this is? I'm thinking a cockerel but I'm not very experienced. Here's shortly after I first got him/her with two light brahmas that are dubbed "The Puffs". They are the...