Perhaps I'm missing something, but personally I don't see any benefits to this apart from not having to muck out much, which only benefits the human, not the poultry, Laziness! I use wood shavings, and completely muck out every coop every week! If you don't muck out regular you open up the...
Hi all, I've just joined because I want to share a bizarre occurance! My hen I've had for several years and has been the best mum out of all my flock, and successfully reared several broods has become a rooster! Her comb and wattles are much bigger, she stands more upright like a male, and even...
Bizarrely one of my hens who has been the best layer, and definitely the best mum, for the last few years, has seemingly turned into a rooster!!! She now has a large comb and wattles(didn't used to have) and she crows like a rooster! She also stands more upright than she used to, more like a...