I have 11 16 week old chickens also (5 roosters- which will be culled tomorrow and 6 hens). None of the other hens look like this. But he doesn't go near them. They split into two different flocks as soon as they come out of the coop.
DH recently picked up 3 hens and a rooster from someone and didn't ask any questions :/ they had all 4 of them in a tiny tiny coop/run and the hens were already pretty tore up from not being able to get away from Henry (the roo). Betty (the dark brown hen) had a saddle on her back which is why I...
I currently have 11 chickens in our newly built 10X12 coop. I will start getting more chicks soon and need some help. I keep the chicks in a large plastic tote with the red heat lamp for 1-2 weeks in the house and then move them out to the brooder in the coop. I bought an old lizard cage from a...