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Our first breed ever was Black Australorp and it became obvious rather quickly which one was the roo. He got bigger and way more upright. Also his comb was a lot deeper red and larger faster. Our Black Australorp roo was hands down the best chicken we ever had! Such a lover and a great...

Our little red shouldered Yokey is doing just great free ranging with the rest. He doesn't get any special treatment and is feathering our rather nicely.

As long as you don't notice any outright signs of disease I wouldn't sweat it too much. Some chicks just aren't meant to live. Sometimes they have a genetic issue and they live a couple days and then just keel over. I'd be a lot more concerned if all of them died or if you saw them sneezing or...

I notice a lot more aggression now that it is spring. Could just be that he is all amped up because it is high breeding season. I shoot mine with the garden hose if they are being buttheads! Seems to distract them long enough to get their mind on doing other things and it acts like a behavior...

We've never had a problem with introducing new chickens but we also have three acres of free range space which goes a long way in preventing territorial problems. You are off to a great start. Allowing them to see one another for a couple days and then letting them mingle is the best way to go...

Nope, not too early at all. You can give them stuff right from the get go. Just like they would in nature! Grass clippings, food scraps, bugs, rotten logs to peck at...they will love it all.

Sure! They'd love it. We use an old baking tin and scoop sand from the yard for them. They enjoy it.

At about that age they do go stir crazy. Feather plucking can become a huge issue. To combat it we find rotten logs from the woods for them to peck at, hang bird toys, provide food scraps and fresh greens from the yard. Ever since we started doing that and keeping the occupied we haven't had a...

Our last meat birds were red rangers and I HATED them. They took forever to mature and were the meanest buzzards ever! The meat was tough because they got so old...we held out to get large enough birds. The males were scrawny and the females were full of fat. I was looking for an alternative to...

Sounds like major problems with temp and humidity. We set ours recently at 99.5-100 degrees and 80% humidity. Had a great hatch.

If you suspect a crop problem you need to act quickly. When we were new we had a couple die from eating too much fresh mowed grass. I found the best thing to do is to isolate them. Provide water with apple cider vinegar. Melt coconut oil and use a syringe to get it down the throat. Massage the...

I'd love to know an official answer for this too. Every once in awhile one of ours will do this too but it never lasts more than a day or two. Mine seem to do it if they swallow something wrong!

Don't over think it! We have ducks, chickens, and guineas all happily eating together. Everyone eats whatever the majority needs here. Example: If majority are chicks running around at that time we feed everyone chick feed. If we have majority layers everyone eats layer mash. Ours are free range...

They would most likely do just fine. Every breed is different. Make sure they are completely feathered out and if you notice any sign that they are not adjusting well take them back in. It would be good to let them out during the day at first and in at night until they start to adjust to the...

Turkeys are awkward babies. Make sure you don't have a slick floor bottom and he should grow up just fine.