Hey everyone I have some questions regarding my beloved rooster Sir Waddles bare with me as this will be a long post in order to explain everything
I had an existing flock of 5 hens & a rooster. The rooster i had was aggressive and mean. as a new chicken tender (lol) I think that I might...
I have 8 week old chickens. This one gives me pause. It developed waddles wayyy before it’s siblings. It’s father is a Barred Rock the mother hen I think, I think is a golden seabright. I’m really nervous that this 8 week old is a male and my somewhat aggressive rooster will kill it. If anyone...
I have a silkie who just hatched her first egg today. One chick possibly two more. She is in the nesting box along with the chick and remaining eggs. I have 4 other hens and a rooster in the coop with her. The hens are keeping there distance and are laying eggs on the other side of the coop...
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I recently gained a new family member. A beautiful rooster from a lady in our neighborhood. She said she had purchased 6 chickens from a distributor who assured her that she was purchasing all hens. Turns out 2 out of the 6 were roosters. She started asking around if anyone...
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I have six 17 Week old hens. They have a chicken coop that is 5’ X 4’. They have a run which is approximately 10’ X 25’ plus free ranging all over everywhere. We have a neighbor who only wanted hens & bought several chicks two of which turned out to be roosters. She would like...
Hi just read a post which included a list of human food that is okay to feed your chickens and a list of human foods that you should not feed your chickens. One item on the list of foods to NOT feed your chickens is: “citrus” I have been giving my hens halos/mandarin oranges since they could...