We have a small flock (4 hens) that we keep on about a 1/4 acre pasture/woods that is just theirs. Our speckled sussex is about 7 months old and had been consistently laying about 5-6 eggs a week since about 5 months or so.
Lately, her behavior is much more aloof (not from us, but from the...
So, we got an assorted batch of chicks from Murray McMurray. We ended up with 5 very obvious cockerels, 4 of whom, at 4+ months, some were becoming a bit ornery with us and certainly not friendly with the hens. We culled 4 and kept the 5th, hoping to breed some more baby chicks/hens in the...
These are two 15 week old chickens I got from Murray McMurray.
1. The first one (Unnamed) is a cockerel whose breed I am unsure of. I am considering keeping him as our flock rooster. I am wondering if he is a Minorca? He's got the white spot behind the head and has a rose comb (or, at...
We started raising a small flock of chickens and got a straight run of chicks from Murray McMurray last October. So, a bunch of cockerels. We want to keep one of our roosters to a) provide some protection/alert for the hens (we have hawks in our area) and b) have a few more chicks/hens (with...