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A miniature light sussex Aw he looks lovely

Today he is making a throaty, kind of croaking noise. Does this mean he is going to crow soon or something? Thanks:D

Ive seen stories of hens attacking the chicks so i would proceed with a lot of caution...

No, i think its a rash of some sort

Never asked the question haha Is it normal? What should i do? Thanks

Ive noticed red spots on his leg. Very small dots. Thanks:)

Im Irish, but the weather is practically the same here to there:) 1- My hens are all in bed before dark, which right now is about 7:30pm, if you did let them out ( well give them the option ) they wont in my experience, they always like to be in and settled on the roost before dark 2- I give...

I am not sure at all, but possibly she thought they were imposters due to hatching in a few days, if it was her first time that would also contribute.

Which would father fairly non problematic chicks? Anything i should know about either? Thanks:) looking for a new roo! ( he would be crossed with the 10 different breeds of my flock ) Thanks again haha :)

I would love to get another rooster, and now someone fairly local is selling =] I have a question though about fighting I have an eight month old rooster (m sussex ) and a silkie, i dont know his age to be honest, but he is well past fertilizing eggs. They are both calm and dont fight. If i get...

Yeah, maybe they only need some feeding

Sorry the pic came out twice haha

Thinking of buying! Im not even sure they are ops but thats what the ad calls them, looks a little scrawny to me: ×

Caught her in the nest box:)