I have some dominecker hens(5), a few maran pullets (3) and 2 buff orpington pullets. I'm planning on culling all of the roosters except for one really pretty Americauna roo this winter. I'm curious to see what kind of chicks I would get from him and the different ladies. Just backyard...
Well, I processed my first roo yesterday and let's just say the learning curve on this one was high. He had become a problem with all the small pullets and yesterday he attacked one of the other roos and ripped up his comb and that was that. He bit my arm pretty good while I was carrying him...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am very new to chickens. I got my first chicken a few weeks ago and it didn't make it through the night. At that point I read a book and did some research and built a little coop and got 3 new chickens from a farm and garden...