I have an 18 week old RIR rooster (my first). I also have10 pullets. They all came together from a hatchery. The rooster has recently started grabbing some of the pullets by their feathers and actually will pull them out. Is this common behavior? Will it get worse or better as he matures? I...
I’d like to introduce myself. I’ve been keeping chickens for three years. We built a second coop and added 10 pullets and one “accidental “ cockerel last October. I also have 4 laying hens. We live in the northeast so experience long, cold & snowy winters. I have learned a lot over the last...