I know keeping a Roo around as body guard to the girls is a good idea, but here is my question. I know that mainly it's preference, so I want to know your preference.
Do you keep a rooster of one breed with hens of another breed?
Obviously the Roo will do his thing, so that will end up with...
My daughter brought home chicks from a hatching project at school and well as luck would have it. 3 out of the 5 are Roos! As much as I would like to keep them I can't. We have one beautiful older Roo that rules the house.
What can we do with the other three? Everyone is NPIP certified. I've...
So this is our coop in progress. We had a few tie ups with broken power planers etc, so our girls are chomping at the bit to be in their new house. All of the wood used we got for free from various buildings/barns being taken down locally. The floor is recycled theatrical platforms from a high...
We ordered a new set of chicks from Meyer's this year, and one of our RI red "hens" turns out she is a he, and a big guy at that. He's beautiful, and super sweet. They aren't wuite a t maturity yet, so for now I've left "Frank" with the pullets as they've been raised since day one together...
My daughter brought these two home from a hatching project in school, her teacher thought they were hens, I'm not so sure! I think I've got both roos, and a white leghorn and a rose combed brown leghorn?
What do you think?
(picture was taken when they snuck into the basement where the...
Hello to all. I'm trying to upload a picture in the breeds section and can't seem to do so. Am I not allowed to upload a photo directly from my computer or ipad? It keeps asking for a URL.
Thank you for the help