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I have a Barred Rock Rooster who is 20 weeks as of last Saturday. He's always been very docile and actually really timid, but I'm not certain if he is experiencing hormonal surges as he is growing up or if he is destined to be an aggressive bird. I'd really like to keep him, so if it is just...

Thanks, everyone! She’s a super sweet girl and I’m excited for her to grow up and start laying. I happened upon these guys at the store one day and honestly didn’t realize Russian Orloffs were considered a “rarer breed” when I bought them, so I was little bummed at first when it became apparent...

Hi, all! I have a group of six 17 week old pullets I bought when they were day old chicks. I was supposed to have two each of Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rocks and Russian Orloffs. Well...one is obviously not like the other. We’ve been calling her “Grand Duchess Anastasia” as she’s an imposter. :D...

Yes, he did and he seems to leave all of the other hens and pullets alone after they've shaken him off. He'll just strut around the yard for a moment or two :) I've yet to see him try and mount the 15 week old pullets, but I might isolate them for a bit if I did. One day I walked out to the...

I can see them out my window as I'm sitting here and I just watched him try to hop on the Orloff a few minutes ago. She shook him off and laid down under a chair. A few minutes later she went about her business like it was nothing...

Hi, everyone! Everyone is very helpful and friendly around here and I need some more advice :) I have a 17 week old Barred Rock rooster who is coming into maturity and "learning the ropes" so to speak. My flock consists of two 2 year old hens, 3 newly laying hens that are 25 weeks old, 5 17...

I have two Brown Leghorns, two White Leghorns, two Golden Sexlinks, two Barred Rocks (1 hen and 1 rooster), two Buff Orpingtons, 1 Russian Orloff, 1 Welsummer (I’m pretty certain that’s what she is. She was supposed to be an Orloff as well), and two Americaunas. Lord help me. Lol.

Well, hmm. They’re still on the grower feed because I have a mixed flock and have pullets even younger than they are - currently 15 weeks. The bag of grower is almost empty and we do have a whole bag of layer here, so I guess I could start mixing it all up?

Hi everyone. I bought 4 pullets Memorial Day weekend - two White Leghorns and two Golden Sexlinks. They just turned 23 weeks this past weekend. Of the 4, 1 White Leghorn started laying 3 weeks ago at 20 weeks. We had an extremely hot and humid summer and my older hens stopped laying for a while...

Do you have a Tractor Supply nearby? If so, ask your local store if they’ll order some in the spring when they start having chick day sales again. I have an Orloff I got from there randomly one day. I would have gotten two, but the person who pulled my chicks out misidentified them and I...

Hi everyone! I’m from Florida and this is my first time with my own personal coop, but I do come from a family with a lot of farm experience and I grew up rurally and with chickens, so I’m not exactly a total newbie. My mom grew up on a dairy farm and my parents kept chickens when I was a child...