This is my first time allowing a Broody to sit and raise chicks....actually, this is my first broody! Three of the 8 hatched and all are doing well so far. Much nicer than brooding in the house :-)
I personally have never culled due to production. Being a small animal vet, I have euthanized one sick bird and treated a few others. I have both layers and pets in my flock and find that just yearly replacement of the few birds I may lose to illness or predators keeps my production stable...
Gorgeous Roos!
This is cupcake...he was supposed to be a pullet, hence the unfortunate name.... He has turned out to be a great rooster so he gets to stay
My Easter eager is going through her first really hard molt this year as a 2 year old.... Hopefully she'll be back to her normal diva self soon...
Pre molt
Today hiding in the coop on a drizzly day ( or hiding her shame , hard to say )
My JRT has been around the chickens for 3 years now. Wouldn't guard them but never cases ... Sometimes I think he thinks he is a chicken.. The rooster even tolerates him well
Ours are a toss up between a buff orpington and barred rock. Both love to sit on laps and are great with visiting nieces and nephews....super chicken ambassadors!
One of my pullet chicks is most decidedly a roo. I am in a position to give him a chance so was wondering if anyone could comment on the temperament of a mt healthy BO roo they may have known in the past.
He will eventually ( with his 6 brood mates) be introduced to seven mature hens on a...