I have a great rooster - not aggressive with people, great protector of his hens, and a BIG bird. Wherein lies the problem. His naturally amorous nature is leaving some of the hens really banged up; bare patches.
I'm considering going roosterless. Do any of you run flocks of a dozen or more...
Those of you that sell 'farm eggs / free range eggs / etc' - what price are you getting per dozen?
Does egg size / color / breed make any difference to that price point? What about how you raise / keep the birds?
Apologies if this has been extensively covered before, but I've not found any revelations with my searches.
I wish to use my flock to till in cover crops in the garden, in between garden crops. Our gardens are organized into 4x8 beds, each holding a different crop. At different times of the...
old graybeard gentleman farmer here, re-building a flock of chickens after a few years without. Had to take out the old chicken run and coop some years back to make way for the then-new vineyard. Now adding back a much-improved (read: "overbuilt") run and cozy little coop from Creative Coops...