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Do be aware when she is on your shoulder - she can peck out your eyes. Personally, I would sell her, I don't think she is working out for you, your flock or your children. IMO people vastly overestimate how human intervention changes chicken behavior. I just not a believer. Mrs K

What has worked for me, is a safety zone, that the chicks can escape through and the big girls cannot follow. Food and water is in the safe zone too. I tend to add my chicks out about 4 weeks, but the rest of the birds are adults. So a big size difference. But I have found this to work well. I...

Well that makes your plan a bit more doable. Personally, I think you would be better to double your flock and see, do you like it, is it too much more work? If so, then the next year add to it again. That would give you longer to get the building done, and a bit more experience with a larger...

You know, I am just kind of struggling with understanding your set up. You said your coop size as 100-120 square feet. Which come next October will hold 25-30 adult size birds. You mentioned that was the biggest coop allowed on your property, so I am assuming some kind housing rules. But they...

Mrs. Feather puffs up and growls when I come close. When she was younger - she had a lightening peck. This last time, she just growled. My new broody, Mrs. Pro, she has nailed me once. Did not leave a mark. I need to check under her today, and will take a towel down to put over her head, while...

I think a separate enclosure will be enough. I would not try and add other birds of any kind. Most species tends not to pay any attention to different species, it is almost like they cannot see them. If they do not interact with your current flock, they are not going to do so with another type...

Pallets, roosts, mini walls all add ways to get away from other birds. A lot of runs are just wide open rectangles where as every bird can see every other bird 100% of the time. Adding clutter can really help with flock management. Clutter makes use of the vertical space, and blocks the sight...

He is not going back to a nice bird. It will become worse and worse, and he is probably ruining the whole chicken experience. Sometimes when people don't want to cull him, a problem is that they really don't know how. Here are fail-proof directions that can be done without a lot of fancy tools...

I do not know how I missed this article. Raising the food my family eats has been now a life long hobby. Nothing makes me prouder than to say at the table, this meal came from the ranch. I can, I freeze, I have a garden and chickens and cattle. I have never even come remotely close to...

I bet she will be back on the nest. They do take a break, eat, stretch, dirt bath, drink, terrorize the layers and stomp around. I would start thinking how many chicks and what kinds of chicks I could get, and then check with your feed store for dates they get chicks, you want the freshest...

When picking a bird to go with Daisy - when you toss down the treats, see what order they get to the treats - you don't want the first or even the first two birds, and you don't want the last bird. You want the middle birds. One of those would be a good fit for Daisy. Now there might be a...

I have a hen setting too. It is so fun. I have a hen with 3 chicks in the flock that just hatched. I just cannot resist a broody hen. I don't feed mine or water them in the nest. They really need to get off the nest every day or so - or there is a chance of parasites getting the upper hand...

Ugh, that would be terrible - never had a broody quit after that being broody that long. I have had them start being broody, set eggs -whoops no, not quite ready, and then 3 days later get broody all the way and no eggs to set! Now, I wait 2 days, to make sure they are really stuck. I don't...

One thing I see - is that the outside space does not have any clutter in it. It is just wide open, and even in the yard, every chicken can see every other chicken 100% of the time. Adding platforms, mini walls, out side roosts - saw horses, ladders, pallets - kind of a jungle gym for chickens...

Oh goodness - I was not complaining or disgruntled. I was making what I thought was a funny post. I got her out of the production red bin, she looks like a production red, she lays like a production red, other than they are green. I was surprised when she went broody, just laughing at myself...

When you say that the coop is designed for 6 birds, and you say, they are roosting on the top of the coop instead of going into it, and you say that you are a bit of a novice, I start to worry that this mean you have a pre-fab coop. Integration is always tough in small spaces, and really those...

This is going to sound crazy - but it has worked for me. This is about territory and territorial rights. So flip the birds, put the big girls where the little girls are and vice versa. The thing is, that being side by side does not give territorial rights. The little chicks are pretty convinced...

If you search this forum, you are going to find many rooster posts where the darling turned into the nightmare. You are going to find a lot of advice that if you do this, act like that all will be well. When asked for advice -(and you did) I would recommend a hen only flock for the first year...

She came from Hoover, I didn't order her, I just picked her up from the feed store - a couple of extra chicks. She could be a starlight. She is a determined and kind of scary broody. I have Mrs. feathers that just hatched out three chicks. Mrs Feathers is an old girl. Might be nice to have...

For your own peace of mind while you are gone, I would separate them. You can start over when you come back.