Our eldest rooster has some pretty sharp spurs, and injured one of our hens this spring. I read a few methods of dealing with spurs but couldn't bring myself to do any of them to our sweet guy. Then I reasoned that people put tennis balls over tent stakes to protect their shins, so what could I...
The last several mornings when I let one of my flocks out, our little Mille Fleur d'Uccle roo comes running (ok, a fast waddle, lol) straight toward me with both wings dragging, then when he gets to the fence he just stands sideways looking at me. At this point I usually give him a bit of bread...
Just wanted to say "Hi!" and thanks for such a friendly, helpful place for chicken keepers! I'm in rural New Hampshire and my family has several dozen chickens. Some are for eggs, and some are "just because" Hello everyone!