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  1. kumokumo

    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    i don’t think they attack each other in the coop, because they’re usually sleeping or eating, but maybe during the night they might bite each other ? i see it most often during the day, he’ll chase everyone and bite and rip feathers. i feel like now he’s eyeing me as his next target lol. i’ll...
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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    they have a little pen to sleep in at night. during the day, they free range in our backyard, albeit our backyard is still split in half because we’re still trying to introduce them to the rest of our flock slowly. they have more than enough space, so i know space isn’t the issue. i’m fine with...
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    cockerel aggressive to flock mates

    hello, i recently got some chicks from a straight run bin at the farm store. two ended up being male, and two ended up being female. the two males are bantam self blue d’uccles and the females are a bb oeg and a standard size silver laced polish. from when they were chicks, we always noticed...
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    can chickens love people?

    kumo, my hen that originally inspired me to make this post, is still a very loving and gentle baby ! she just turned two years old this month! i hope she knows how special she is, and she is a wonderful example of the reality of having chickens as pets
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    these chickens are my first lol, i raised her from a chick. she’s always been the most skittish, but she still loves to follow me around. i’m very excited that they will turn 2 years old this summer ! i’m so happy they’ve made it another year , especially with the weird weather and the bird flu...
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    i’ll keep checking if she stopped laying, my girls are broody on and off so i can never tell how many eggs there are. i’ll try and catch her midlay, and i’ll also look out for more crowing !
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    oh he definitely does his job. he’s a great rooster, he’s not super friendly with people because he’s skittish but he’s an amazing rooster. i always hear him tidbitting for the girls, he always alerts them of any birds or planes, sometimes he’ll attack us when we handle the hens because he hears...
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    yes i know she can’t change genders, im just worried about why she’s crowing. i know she’s a hen, and that’s not going to change. i don’t mind crowing, since i already have one rooster. i’ve heard that hens can crow if they’re sick or hormonally imbalanced, and i want some advice about what to do.
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    why is my hen crowing when i have a rooster?

    so i have a pretty small flock. mentioned in my older posts, i have two lav orp hens, a salmon fav hen, a teeny tiny oeg hen and a oeg rooster. when i originally got my flock that i raised as babies, i had two lav orp chicks and two salmon favs (unfortunately, one of my salmon favs have passed...
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    this baby always insists on sleeping in this corner instead of with her friends ! the first...

    this baby always insists on sleeping in this corner instead of with her friends ! the first photo was taken today, and the second and third was when we first got them !
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    trying to give some chicks to my broody hen?

    update: the chicks are happily back in their brooder !! i also think waffles (the broody hen) is probably too inexperienced to take care of chicks, as she’s only about a year old. maybe once she’s older, we can try giving her some eggs or chicks. here’s a photo of her with the chicks.
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    trying to give some chicks to my broody hen?

    she also hasn’t been teaching them how to eat or drink yet. when i first got the chicks, that was the first thing i did. i put a food and water bowl next to her, and she was eating just fine, but wouldn’t call the chicks over. i don’t think she’s tried feeding them at all for the past 2 hours...
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    trying to give some chicks to my broody hen?

    i’ve gotten new chicks this spring, yay! and when i first got them, my little OEG hen named waffles became broody. she’s roughly a year old, and has been broody before but we’ve broken her broods multiple times. she’s the roosters favorite. we didn’t plan for her to raise them, so we already had...
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    kumo has been enjoying the sun we’ve been getting in MN!

    kumo has been enjoying the sun we’ve been getting in MN!
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    bantam/standard mixed flock?

    i plan that no one gets hurt. i know they will squabble, but if they keep getting repeatedly picked on to the point of being stressed, then they will need to be separated and we’ll have to keep trying to reintroduce them. we have 2 sheds that are off of the ground and the birds love going under...
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    bantam/standard mixed flock?

    the lowest ranked birds right now are the teeny tiny OEG hen and the huge lavender orpington. they’re both extremely sweet, so i doubt they’ll cause any problems. when we first introduced the OEG hen, the orpington was always pretty nice to her. our other orpington is a bit bossy so i’ll check...
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    bantam/standard mixed flock?

    i’ll definitely keep an eye on the polish. i’ve heard that they get picked on because of their crest too. i was hoping that since we already have a salmon fav with a huge beard, they should be fine. my flock has always been mixed with different breeds and sizes. we’re planning to build a huge...
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    bantam/standard mixed flock?

    i recently got new chicks, and they’re adorable! my existing flock is made up of two lavender orpington hens (one is LARGE), a salmon faverolle hen, a teeny tiny OEG hen, and a single OEG rooster, who’s the protector of our flock. we decided to get a bantam rooster, because we feared that a...
  19. kumokumo

    salmon favorelle hen colors?

    sorry i’m late to this question! purin sadly passed away in march 2024, it’s been a hard year without her but all of her friends are doing well. she was almost a year old when she passed suddenly. she was the only mahogany girl; we bought her from the salmon faverolle pen at the store when she...
  20. kumokumo

    can chickens love people?

    i’ve been thinking about this a lot, i raised 4 (now 3, one passed away last winter) little week old chicks and she was always the sweetest. i know she especially adores me, because she will sit at my feet and always cuddle, but when kids or friends are over, i always love bringing her out so...
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