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My rooster was found very lethargic and unresponsive on Wednesday. I picked him up (never let's me near him otherwise) and placed him in a warm section of our coop (relatively warm outside anyways) with food and water next to him. I checked on him at note (same story) then in the morning...

I have 3 (2 roos) RIR and 2 (hen) production Reds, free range in day. One of my hens has recently started to lay eggs. I was retrieving an egg from the nest and exiting the empty coop when my alpha approached the door. When I exited, he charged me with his right wing (furthest from me) down...

I was gone a couple days when my 10 yr old pulled these from under Rosie. She thinks both are hers but one might be from another chicken. (Or yesterday was the second day she layed eggs. Question: I have two roosters and suspect I could run into fertilized eggs. Do I need to refrigerate them...

I heard it this morning. Didn't recognize the sound and commemted to hubby about that strange sound when he realized that was the first two crows of one or both of my roosters. Been waiting for it since they were a week old in march.

I was visiting with my chickens, giving them some treats. They all seem normal except my beta rooster seemed to keep its mouth slightly open as if he were panicking though he seemed calm and ate the treats. I picked him up and held him on my lap and got a close look at his beak. The edges at...

Hi, I'm new to byc ownership and joined this group recently as well. My flock is made of 3 hens and 2 roos (all 5 month old RIR). I've read through many posts explaining ways to train your roosters and looking for signs of aggressive behaviors. My alpha too (Tornado) has been the first to...

Hello, I've been reading this site for awhile now and decided to join since I have questions on my own flock (first timer here since March). Anyway we wanted to start with only three hens but were told 6 chicks were minimum purchase. Now we have three girls and aren't completely sure of the...