HELP! I have 1 rooster and 2 hens... all nearly a year. This poor rooster has a story. He and 1 hen were fine with me and everyone until the hen got attacked and killed by a rogue dog. Then he spent about a month with no hens. He was extremely friendly and visited the neighbors. I could pet him...
Would love to see an area with information dedicated to roosters.... and how to raise/manage them as mine is going to be headed for the pot I think...
And poop... I think people would appreciate information on removal/usage and coop design ideas for easy cleaning...
Just an idea....
Thanks for...
My hen is sitting on an empty nest. She is an 8 month old Red and I took the one egg that was there a few days ago... but she is still on the nest. Should I shoo her off?
The roo is a pain without her..has taken to trying to mount my Maltese... He used to crow when she was in laying but now he...
HI,
I have a small coop, 2 chickens.. I know.. I know, barely counts as having chickens... but 5 in the bunch we got were roosters, (and so 4 have found a happy home)
I have been keeping them in a stall in the barn with the horses, and now am moving them to their own coop once I renovate it...
My 6 mo hen got caught by a dog...she was in the house with us for 3 days seemed fine, but now she is back in with cloudy eyes that look like she is blind. They look like white fluid encased under the eye membrane, no oozing from eye. Is that a symptom of infection in birds??? I am hand feeding...
My chicken got caught by a dog, seemed stressed, but not injured and brought her in the house to recover. 2 days later seemed fine so put her back out with the other 4 and had a friend feed them while I was away. Home after the weekend she is not good. can barely walk eyes are both swollen and...