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I had kept him in the brooder by himself for an extra 2 weeks because he was slow to grow his back feathers and tail feathers in and it was still cold here. They just never grew in.

No, they haven't been pulled out, they just have never grown in :/

I have a beautiful 4 month old light brahma rooster, but he still hasn't really developed his tail feathers, is that normal? I have another one that's the same age and he has tail feathers, so i was wondering if my big boy is just a late bloomer? Or will he always have a "not so full" tail...

How do you do that without breaking her broody "mood"?

I have 5 laying hens ( light brahma) almost 2 years old. I finally got a rooster and wanted to raise some babies. So... after about 2 weeks with the rooster, i decided to stopped collecting eggs. They started piling up pretty fast, they like to lay all in 1 box, so i started dividing the...

he's a very sweet, docile little fella, and takes good care of his hens :) I'd just like to know what kind he is? And since he's on the smaller side, will his offspring be more likely to be small like him? Or big like their mom?

I got them all at rural king... the lady said people pick them up and might put them back in a different box, so she didn't guarantee what kind, but I got them on mother's day and they were brand new babies then.

Finally got my girls in their new home... 24'x100' run, with an 8x12 house... maybe an overkill for 7 chickens, but I want them happy :)

Finally got a better pic of my mystery chicken :)

well, she hides when she does it. her and my shepherd are outside dogs that i actually got to protect my chicks. where she finds things to chew is beyond me. are nearest neighbor is almost 2 miles away, and she's never far away. she comes running as soon as i call her, so she's not stealing...

chewing not cheating, sorry

my malinois is almost six months, i gave up on trying to get her to stop eating the chicken poo, i guess better the poo than the chickens, lol. she's a wonderful, smart dog and very sweet around the chicks. her only vice is cheating up everything :/

thank you for the warm greetings! this is my questionable bird, has some iridescent green sheen on neck and tail.