I have three hens in a coop, and have recently seen mice scurrying across the back wall of the coop. My husband has set traps where the mice may be tunneling in, and they aren't taking the bait. I believe they are uninterested in the bait because they are feeding off my chickens' fresh food and...
We have two large roosters and four hens. The hens are suffering due to the fact that there are one too many roosters. We are animal lovers and do NOT want the roosters to be eaten or given away. We want to know ways that we can give our ladies a break, but still have the boys.
About four months ago, my family and I purchased six chickens from a local feed store. Over the past few weeks we have come to learn that two are roosters. We had not been informed that if we purchased pullets there was a chance that we would receive roosters. Our coop is not very large, and we...