I have 8 hens that have been raised together from 3 days old. One of them, a Silkie, turned out to be a rooster. I started noticing all the hens had their backs scraped raw and their bottoms too. I gave him to a friend. My hens had also cut way down on laying which I think was stress from him...
Hi. I’m a new member from Central Oregon. I have 9 hens about a year old. Bought them all together and they have been raised together. I also have two Great Pyranees, a male, Beau 21 months old. And a female Sasha who just turned a year old. I got them because my first flock that I had for 7...