This is a 6 month old rooster that wasn’t supposed to be…whatever this is…he came with a batch of Brahmans….any idea what breed and temperament he is. He has a very fluffy white patch just above his tail. Not a typical feather, more like fluffy down feathers. So far he hasn’t acted dominant at...
I’ve got an assortment of chickens from different hatcheries (all supposed to be female), and this rooster (I assume…hasn’t crowed yet) has been developing nicely. He (?) is about 3.5 months old. I have no idea what breed he is. We don’t have any other hens or roosters that look anything like...
I’ve had my flock of about 20 chicken (including 2 roosters) and 2 turkeys locked in their coop/run now for about a month due to living near migratory routes and water sources. They have all been fine, (yet antsy and wanting to get back to free ranging) but recently when I checked my flock in...
I have 30 hens and 3 roosters that are all 8 months old. We recently raised 25 hens that are now 2-3 months old. Problem, the original flock bully’s the new hens and keeps them away from food, chases and pecks them and are generally bad to the new hens. So the old flock goes into the coop at...
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We inherited a small flock of chickens (4 roosters and 6 hens) when we bought our farmhouse. We have since built a new coop and have a you g flock of about 50 hens with 4 you g roosters. My question is, the old flock head rooster just crows all day as if a predator is near and keeps...
Hello folks; after 28 years in the Air Force I retired to some acreage in WA and have taken up chickens as my new retirement hobby. Ill be reading lots on these pages to try to not make to many mistakes. Wish me luck!
One of my new hens (Buff Brahma) laid a very strange egg. It is a white shell with half of a brown shell over it. It might be her first egg, I don’t know, but the Brahma’s we have lay brown eggs…have you ever heard of this? Please see the pictures. It looks as if part of the brown shell broke...