Just recently I have noticed my 6mo old BO rooster bullying one of the hens. This is a new behavior in the last week or so. The hen is another BO. She is the last survivor from my first flock (Daylight fox attack killied all but her and another rooster I had at the time). She is 1 1/2 yrs...
I always assumed that the biggest worry, when it came to foxes, was the night. I found out the hard way this past Apr. that was a mistake. My question is, Are daytime fox attacks a big yearlong threat? Or, is it only in the springtime, When they have little ones to take care of, that we...
I got home from work today to find chicken feathers all around the property. All of my hens, 3 Buff Orps, 3 Wyandottes, 2 Barred rocks, Except 1 Buff Orp and my rooster, GONE. I searched all over, into the woods. I found a feather pile back in the trees, a little blood, and that's it. I...
Here are some pics of my Woods style open-air chicken house. I got the idea from a book written in the early 1900's. They had houses like this all the way up through Maine. The front is always open, and the other windows are opened up during warmer weather. The house measures 8 ft. wide x 16...
Yesterday, While gathering the eggs. I found one without a shell. It was like a skin egg. It looked like a pale tan egg, Without a shell. The chickens free range, and I have food and fresh water available in the house. I also have oyster shell available to them. Chickens have been laying...
I have 11 chickens, 4 BOs, 4 GLWs, 3 BRs, They are now just over 6 mos old. Everything going well with them. But, from what I have read here, I have an extra rooster. One of them, The GLW, seems to be the head honcho. He has shown aggression to people. Sideways walking at me, trying to sneek...