I have just hatched my first two, change that to four chicks of several more to hopefully come. I have done this the way nature intended by letting my hens sit on the eggs. I am planning on keeping a few of the chicks if they turn out to be hens. My question is as they get to the reporductive...
Any ideas/tips on removing rooster spurs? My rooster's spurs are stripping my hen's backs to where they are completely bald on their backs. and is it the spur that is damaging/tearing out the back feathers. any tips to help the girls out. I am unable to seperate him from them.
I have several hens that are loosing or have lost most of their back feathers due molting and my rooster breeding them. I purchased some chicken saddles and when i put it on the first hen she ran around in circles constantly and the rooster chased her pecking at the saddle. i was concerned she...
Earlier today I was at my local feed store buying some more feed for my flock when I ran into an older gentleman whom during our conversation about chickens told me about an interesting use of vinegar. He told me that he uses Apple Cider Vinegar as a wormer instead of the wormers purchased at...
I have a hen, well i think she is a hen. She has been seen chasing other hens around and I have seen other hens chasing her back. This evening I witnessed her grab the neck feathers on one of my other hens and mount her like my rooster does when he is breeding a hen. During this one of my...