Recent content by lilpenny

Yes, that describes most roosters we have had. I reasoned that it was because we only kept the well behaved ones, which overall were more docile. However, I have noticed one distinct advantage of a roo -- and other flock owners have agreed. They keep order in the flock. If you watch carefully...

We have a flock of 14 layers (2-4yrs old) who are suddenly down to 0-2 eggs daily. My first thought was molting (we live in CT), but in my 15+ yrs of owning a flock I've never seen such a drastic decrease in laying d/t molt. Their behavior also seems off, skittish and bunching in corners of the...

Hi There -- We've had chickens now for about 8 years -- various kinds -- we usually get 25 MMcM "Rainbow Layer" chicks and split them with someone when we need to replenish. Our average flock size is about 15 hens, give or take and one or 2 roosters thrown in for good measure. Right now we are...