My young hens think I'm their rooster because they come up to me and crouch down to be mounted. I do the best I can by giving them a little scratch on their back. That seems to be good enough because they stand up, shake their feathers back in place and walk away making their happy noise. You...
My pullets just started laying eggs a couple weeks ago. None of them make that "ba-cauuk" sound they are suppose to make after they lay. Whats up with that? I even tried to make the sound for them to teach them but they just looked at me as if to say what's wrong with you. Maybe I got faulty...
I have 4 rooster chicks I must find new homes for. I can't keep them because of zoning. I live in northern Indiana. Willing to meet half way.
They are 8 weeks old and are well feathered. They are well acclimated to the cold. They have been vaccinated for Marek's Disease.
I have 2 Black...
I just spent a half hour watching my 7 week old chicks. One of them made a nice little spot to have a dust bath. She was really going at it when a couple others saw her and had to join in. Before 15 mins was past all 26 chicks joined in. It was like a dust bath orgy. They were all piling on top...
My name is Kathy and I live in northern Indiana. It has been 27 or 28 years since I have had chickens. Six weeks ago I ordered 25 babies after building a small coup. I'm hoping to end up with 12 to 15 hens. It looks like I have at least 6 little roosters. I have Anconas, Americanas...