Sooo about a month ago I was picking up chicks and wanted to grab a cockerel so I’d have one that matured a bit earlier and offer a bit of protection. Seller had a pen of all the cockerels she wasn’t planning to keep and told me to take my pick. It was dark, this guy caught my eye because he...
Our large adolescent pup got loose today and scared the daylights out of most of our hens (our 8-12 week olds and our Icelandics mostly ignore him, but our pullets that are close to laying and our hens run, and it turns into a whole chase game for him).
I know they are likely alive - he just...
Does anybody let their free-range hens continue to use their preferred “unofficial” laying spots outside the coop? A few of my hens have started using this nice little spot at the base of a tree, not far from the coop/house. I can totally see the appeal - it’s quiet, safe, sheltered, and...
This is Ziggy (or Zoey, as promised to my daughter if he turns out to be a she). The person we were purchasing chicks from knew I wanted an older roo and told me to take my pick from her pen of young cockerels. It was dusk so lighting was dim.
I grabbed this guy because he reminded me of my...