I've heard of them being meat birds.. How big and what color are their eggs and how many do these lay a year? I'm only finding the meat variety online...
Their run/coop is left open during the day but I lock them in at night. Theres 4 nesting boxes too. My father made it himself and my yard is fenced so they get free roam of that during the day. I was told on another thread she's a barnevelder, does that sound right?
I rescued her from a parking lot where she was living under cars for 3 weeks and I'm wondering what age she is and if she looks underweight? The area where I found her is a notorious animal dumping ground yet the property owner does nothing about it. She's a bit skittish but a very sweet hen. I...
I got her!! How old does she look? Does she look a bit thin? This is my first rescued hen so I want to help her the best I can. What is the best food to get her weight up?
He will only attack if he's cornered and you come towards him. I wasn't attacked by him but the kid chasing him was. He seems to want to stay away from people. His red rooster buddy on the other hand attacked me as I was 10 feet away headed to my truck!
If you need more pictures or different angles, I can get them. Just let me know and give me some time to go capture them on camera. This chicken doesn't seem too people friendly.
Even if we did catch them on camera, it likely wont change anything. I hate it too but the owner said that the only way to truly stop the person from dumping is to catch them in the act at that time… I do like the idea of cameras and they do have cameras but the person seems aware of this and...