I live in the high desert, we have many chicken predators to be prepared for here. Each of them has their God given place in the eco system that we live in and serves an important purpose. It's my job to provide my chickens a safe place to live and lay and if I'm not doing my job then I will...
In my many years of experience w raising chickens, I have come to accept that chicken mating is not a particularly pleasant act and borders on what we humans would think of as almost "rape". Roosters are for the most part hard on chickens especially when they are young and learning about mating...
This IS a very interesting breed! I purchased a couple of chicks last February from my local Ranch and Home store for $10.95 each. I didn't know much about them other than going online to find out what they looked like and how to feed and care for them. I purchased them along with 9 laying hens...