I rescued a battery hen about 6 months ago. She has always gone to bed later than my other chickens but has always been in bed by sunset. In the last couple of weeks she has started wandering around the garden at night. Is this normal? Its 10pm now and I have just gone out to check the horses...
I have one rooster whos father recently died. We have two of his sisters and his mother in addition to a couple of non-related hens. How do I prevent him from mating with his relatives? Will he want to? Do I need to re-home them or sahould I get another rooster?