I’m not really sure what’s going on here. I have kicked the rest of the chickens out of the coop for the day until I figure out what to do with this girl.
I have 15 hens and 1 (accidental) rooster (Mortimer). I have noticed Mortimer kind of bullies a couple of the girls. He picks on the 2 largest girls. I don’t allow it when I’m in the coop or the yard but I’m sure once I’m gone he does his thing because we have missing feathers. One of the girls...
So we thought we had 16 laying hens (because that’s what we bought) but we are starting to think one of them is actually a rooster. She’s always looked “different”. I always told Hailey I thought there was something wrong with her. She walks different, her stance is different, her tail has...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am 40 years old and just got my 1st batch of chickens August 24th.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Oh boy...for being new I have quite a few. It’s like an addiction! Right now I have 16.
(3) What breeds do you...