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I hatched out two Buff Orpington pullets on August 3. They were hatched out by a broody French copper Marans who was a very protective mother and had them out in the main flock when they were 1 day old. The other hens were paying no attention to them. The weather turned cold and stormy so we...

Is there anyone on this site who is knowledgeable about birds, chickens and roosters in particular who can give testimony in a trial on Long Island?

Villages need to decide whether the keeping of roosters is permitted or not. If they are going to permit roosters especially in communities where properties are minimum 2 acre zoning they need to clearly codify such elements as the distance of the coop from property boundaries, the number of...

Has anyone noticed that their hens stop laying when their rooster is removed from the flock? My 2 and 1 year old hens were always great layers. They have always lived with a rooster or two in the coop. Now there is no rooster and the hens stopped laying the minute he left. I have 5 barred...

I raised the most handsome French Copper Marans rooster from a fertilized egg hatched by a Barred Rock hen who went broody. He was the magnificent protector of our small flock from the hawks, foxes, possums and other predators in the area. Yet he was docile and very quiet and infrequent in his...

Our barred-rock Griselda went broody so we figured we would let her hatch some eggs, go through the cycle, foster the chicks and get on with it. We ordered fertilized BCM eggs. Griselda was a dedicated mother -she hatched out 2 hens and 2 roosters. We live in a town that does not permit...