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Give it some time.. I had issues with my adult rooster. He felt threatened by me and did attack me with his spurrs. hurt me badly. With help I put him in rooster jail for a day. He was so worried about the hens when he was in jail.. I felt for him. I let him out of "jail" (a dog cage) the next...

I haven't got a picture but am trying to decide who the hen was who contributed the egg for 2 chicks, one male and one female. The Father Roo is Barred Rock.. I do have barred rock hens and Buff Orpington hens as well as one Australorp and 2 mixed breeds. A barred Rock hen hatched and raised...

Thanks for responding. I have managed to lure him into a dog cage and have kept my cockerel in there in the daytime while the others free range and at night in the coop or all day in the coop when all of them are there too..It has been 2 weeks now.. I would love to let him free range with the...

Your post was most helpful. I have had chickens for just over a year now and am learning all the time. Right now I have 13 total chickens: One Rooster, 9 mature hens, one 17 week old cockerel who is afraid to sleep in the coop, and 2 more juveniles at 7 weeks old, one may be a male. I have kept...

I have a flock of 13: One rooster, 9 mature hens, 2 young chicks, 3 weeks old (may be one pullet, and one roo) and a 14 week old cockerel who was hatched and raised by his mom here. The problem is now the cockerel is afraid of all the hens (except his mom) and the rooster and of me. Mom has...

I am wondering why my 11 week old presumably barred rock pullet or cockerel who had a barred rock dad and probably a barred rock mom has such dark yellow legs, that none of the parent birds has.

very informative observations. I have a question though. 2 of my new hens, bought as pullets from a co -op do not seem to know how to open their beaks to pick up sunflower seeds. They just peck furiously hard with their beaks closed. My other hens know how to gently and productively pick up...

I found this encouraging and informative. It made things simple but specific.. eg the box in the coop after chicks hatch. I have a broody hen right now for the first time and am wondering how to deal with her and the chicks when they hatch.

Hi> I am an older lady who lives in Northern Ontario .. I have had backyard chickens now since July 2022. I now have one Barred rock rooster and 9 hens, 5 of which are Barred Rocks..the rest are a barnyard mix, possibly part Australorp and some part Barred rock and something else. I also live...

perfect.. I am using a deep litter method in my coop.. sawdust plus straw on a dirt floor. I also have wood ashes. I hope my garden likes that schmorgasbord.. i also hope it is aged enough since I have done this deep litter since last summer.