Hi all, I'm fairly new at this whole chicken flock thing and I'm looking to replace my rooster. The silver Wyandotte Roo I have now is one I have had since I started my flock. He is large and super aggressive to both the chickens and humans. Not the greatest when you have a little kid. Although...
Hi, I have 16 hens (6 BOs, 3 RIRs, 3SW, 2 BR and 2 Auracanas) and 1 Silver Wyandotte Rooster. For the past couple nights when I have brought in their food to refresh and refill it, there has been a varying amount of blood on it. Upon inspection of the girls, it seems as though some of thier...
OK, so I have 17 4 month old chickens and apparently ended up with 1 rooster. (Still not 100% sure, but it's looking more and nore like it each day) I had originally planned on all hens, so now I am a little concerned being a first time chicken owner. My husband is REALLY concerned that all the...
Ok, so I just got 17 chicks that are now almost 3 weeks old and I've started letting them out in the yard (confined) so they can get the feel of grass and dirt and dirt under them. I've been doing alot of reading on what is good and bad for them and am concerned. Is clover ok? Pretty much every...