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Thank you :) Yes they do have processed food available to them daily- they have their feeder next to the coop and it goes into the coop with them at night. I appreciate the advice on dominance training! Will definitely do that. Thanks so much for your input and advice!! Have a great day

Basically, they'll just run up to you and bite you on the leg out of nowhere. If you're anywhere near them they try to bite you. Reaching for something nearby? Bite. Walking by? Bite. etc. We raised them the same way we raised all of our other chickens... had them inside until they got feathers...

Hey all- I have 8 chickens right now. They are (I believe) golden comets. But they are nothing like the nice flock of golden comets I used to have! These chickens, to be honest, are jerks :P They are not at all docile and they like to bite. I am planning to get an order of golden comet chicks...

Thank you for the info. I am still unsure as to what caused it- whether she was injured or if she just had diarrhea and the flies got to her. Anyone know how to prevent this from happening again? Obviously keeping a closer eye and checking my flock closely every day- but I mean as far as...

Anyone?

I was just closing the coop up and saw one of the hens was just standing there instead of roosting as she normally does. Her rear is very poopy and I grabbed my flashlight and found she is infested with maggots. We had this happen to another hen about a month ago because she seemed to have a...

Definitely helpful! Thanks so much!

How can you tell they are roosters? Is it the tail feathers being longer and more colorful? Thanks :)

I was afraid of that. Thanks for your response. Last time we get chicks from Tractor supply. Now I need to figure out what to do with 3 roosters- we don't want roosters.

My husband bought some chicks from Tractor Supply- three of them are New Hampshire Reds and were supposed to be female. However I am having doubts. One, especially, crows incessantly and has tried to get amorous with one of our older hens. I read sometimes in an all girl flock, a hen can take...