We have acquired a really really mean rooster from a guy that posted on the local social media group here that said he had purchased what he was told were all females but one grew up to be a rooster. The rooster is one year old he said and I suspect that the truth is that he didn't want him...
One if our hens hasn't sat on her eggs for a day or so. I'm wondering how long an egg is okay and still viable to hatch if the hen has quit sitting on it? I'm new to chickens and relatively clueless about them! Thanx for any input anyone may have!
I also have another question about a specific...
We've just acquired a 2 year old peacock that has been raised with chickens. He's very (and only) concerned with the baby chicks in the adjacent enclosure. Wondering why and is he ok with being only focused on them because he looks stressed out the way he just paces back and forth next to them...