I told someone they could have him if it was infact a cockerel. I just wanted a few more people to tell me they thought it was a roo before I gave him away. I am kind of in a hurry because I cannot have him start trying to crow. These are secret chickens.
16-17 weeks. It is a good bit bigger than all the other ones I got at the same time. And it is very aggressive towards all the other ones and even to the older hens.
The only problem with my coop and run is i didn't shut the door. It is secure and the only way in would be tunneling and he would have to go a foot under ground. The only time I let them out now is while I am out there. I haven't trapped him yet but shooting him isn't an option since I live in a...
The fox came back again yesterday morning. The chickens were still locked up. I ran and grabbed a shotgun and when I came back he was gone. Then he came back again last night and was screaming like a baby and kept walking up and down the fence line. I'm not going to be able to have the trap set...
I guess I am going to leave the rest of mine and the new ones I will be buying in the coop and run unless I'm out there until I get the fox taken care of.
I have lived here for 3 years. In a not so rural area I'm 1/4 mile from a Walmart and neighborhoods all around. I have never seen one either until today. He didn't even try to eat them he was just killing them and moving on to the next.
I got up this morning like I always do at 6:00 and went to the kitchen to make coffee. I heard my hens making a little ruckus and then all was quiet. A couple minutes later all hell broke loose and I saw one of my hens fly across the yard. I ran outside to see what was going on and spooked a fox...
Is it common for egg production to drop when new pullets are introduced to the flock and at the same time I got rid of the dominant hen. I was getting 11 or 12 a week out of my two hens. the same day I introduced 8 pullets I sold my dominant hen. Last week got 7 eggs and this week 5. Is this normal?