I have a 10 month old Easter Egger Rooster who is beautiful. He's been a good boy until just lately. He started bullying one hen to the point of bleeding. We separated her until she healed and then used the dog crate method to reintroduce her back to the main flock. Everything was fine for about...
A few months ago I posted because my Roo was being chased and was scared of the hens. Hens are older, 2 years and Roo was hatched in June. It took a long time to integrate him. He hid in the corner for months.
I think we’ve turned the corner. Tonight the flock was free ranging and my Roo made a...
I’m sure #2 is a cockerel but not sure about #1 and #3. All are 8 weeks. Whites are Leghorns. #1 is a Barred Rock Cross. Thanks. Please be easy on me. Lol
I have a 22 week old EE that does not crow. I have seen him mate, but not often. He's actually afraid of the hens who are older. There are a few that chase him. Will he grow up at some point and act like a man?
I have an Easter Egger Roo whom I am trying to integrated with my flock of 12 hens. The Roo is 16 weeks old, no crowing no trying to mate. In fact he is a scaredy cat. He hides in the corner of the coop and stays far away from the hens. Every time a hen gets near him he runs. I let them free...
I have a 14 week old pullet/roo (this group identified it as a roo) whom I am trying to integrate into our flock of mature hens. No egg, no crowing. He/she was the only hatched chick from a broody hen in June. We have free ranged the chickens together for weeks without trouble and decided to...
I have a broody hen with 6 eggs. They are due to hatch 9/27. I live in PA and the nights have been getting cooler. Will I need additional warmth for her chicks when they hatch or will Mamma's heat be enough. This is her second time broody with chicks and she is a great Mom.
I have a 1 1/2 year old hen that hatched a chick on June 12. She hasn't given up the peep yet and they sleep and roam together. She started laying daily about a month ago. Yesterday I noticed she wouldn't get off the nest again. Her poor peep is right by her side. Today we confined her to a dog...
A hen of mine went broody the end of May. We tried everything to break her but she was determined. We have no roosters so a friend of mine gave me a few fertilized eggs from her flock. Dad is an Americauna, Mom was either a SLW, Buff Orpington, Americauna, Whiting True Green or a Barred Rock. I...