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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    he actually has calmed down! the other rooster now is actually kinda feisty. we’re waiting to see if maybe his hormones will calm down, because we’re thinking maybe he was just later than his brother. also, our 2 bantam hens are laying now! so i think the roosters are a bit more aggressive due...
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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    good news, we were able to rehome our older rooster to someone who will take good care of him. the two roosters have stopped fighting. they kinda just mind their own business now. the bantams are fully integrated with the standard hens, they share the backyard now! the hens sometimes peck at...
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    our smallest chicken is best friends with our biggest chicken! they’re still only a couple...

    our smallest chicken is best friends with our biggest chicken! they’re still only a couple months old, but our tiny bantam hen, mocha, loves to follow our polish hen uni. uni is easily almost 3 times her size now! the last picture was when they were both only a couple weeks old. sometimes mocha...
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    pullet sleeps funny?

    i’ll keep sneaking around! it’s very hard though, her little friend (the little brown bantam peeking her head out in the photos) is a very attentive chicken and alerts her big friend since she can’t see well with her hairdo
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    pullet sleeps funny?

    she’s usually in the dirt, but i’ve kept that bag of potting soil there because she loved sitting on it when i repotted some roses. her neck hangs off the bag though, lol. she’s beautiful, but we have to trim her hair reaaally short around her face because she can’t see that well otherwise. i...
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    pullet sleeps funny?

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    pullet sleeps funny?

    i have this one quirky polish pullet whos about 16 weeks old, she’s always done this thing where whenever she takes a nap during the day, she’s splayed out and her face is in the dirt. i’ve never seen any other one of my chickens do this. she will be completely content, wings out, legs splayed...
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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    i don’t think they attack each other in the coop, because they’re usually sleeping or eating, but maybe during the night they might bite each other ? i see it most often during the day, he’ll chase everyone and bite and rip feathers. i feel like now he’s eyeing me as his next target lol. i’ll...
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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    they have a little pen to sleep in at night. during the day, they free range in our backyard, albeit our backyard is still split in half because we’re still trying to introduce them to the rest of our flock slowly. they have more than enough space, so i know space isn’t the issue. i’m fine with...
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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    hello, i recently got some chicks from a straight run bin at the farm store. two ended up being male, and two ended up being female. the two males are bantam self blue d’uccles and the females are a bb oeg and a standard size silver laced polish. from when they were chicks, we always noticed...
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    can chickens love people?

    kumo, my hen that originally inspired me to make this post, is still a very loving and gentle baby ! she just turned two years old this month! i hope she knows how special she is, and she is a wonderful example of the reality of having chickens as pets
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    these chickens are my first lol, i raised her from a chick. she’s always been the most skittish, but she still loves to follow me around. i’m very excited that they will turn 2 years old this summer ! i’m so happy they’ve made it another year , especially with the weird weather and the bird flu...
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    i’ll keep checking if she stopped laying, my girls are broody on and off so i can never tell how many eggs there are. i’ll try and catch her midlay, and i’ll also look out for more crowing !
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    oh he definitely does his job. he’s a great rooster, he’s not super friendly with people because he’s skittish but he’s an amazing rooster. i always hear him tidbitting for the girls, he always alerts them of any birds or planes, sometimes he’ll attack us when we handle the hens because he hears...
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    yes i know she can’t change genders, im just worried about why she’s crowing. i know she’s a hen, and that’s not going to change. i don’t mind crowing, since i already have one rooster. i’ve heard that hens can crow if they’re sick or hormonally imbalanced, and i want some advice about what to do.
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