I need to rehome a buff orpington rooster and some buff hens. They are young and healthy and the hens just started laying eggs. Clean. No parasites. Organic fed. Will give rooster alone or with hens but rooster must go. Please help if you can. We don't want to slaughter or release.
So we've managed to come up with a way to keep the chickens in their enclosure. However on of our Cuckoo Marans, that we affectionately refer to as the escape chicken manages to get out every day. I believe my son just figured out why she's been so persistent. He found her sitting on a nest...
We are having an issue with getting eaten alive when we go out to the pin to check on the chickens and do our daily maintenance. Initially it seemed only to occur in the evening when my husband goes out to close the coop after they have put themselves to "bed". He would get dozens of bites...
Hey, Everyone!
This is our first foray into keeping chickens. We've had our ladies, and one gentleman, since March. Currently we have 6 Buffs(1 rooster;5 hens), 2 Cuckoo Marans(both hens) and 1 Black Australorp(hen. I'm pretty sure). I found BYC by way of Pinterest and Googling in general...