I have a rooster who's been in with my hens for about 3-4 weeks now.
I posted a little while back about him attacking me and my son. Although it's gotten better, he will still come at us from time to time.
I've been observing him with the hens and he does no tidbitting, "dances" very seldom...
Easter egger, approximately 2 years old. A couple days ago I noticed her open mouth breathing and kind of panting. I decided to separate her. Next day, she wasn't very active, tail down and in a bit of a penguin stance. Open mouth breathing and panting was intermittent. Her belly was distended...
Hello,
I've kept chickens for about 7 years now.
I've learned a lot along the way. But there is still so much to learn!
I'm increasing my flock size substantially this year as well as venturing into meat birds, only had layers so far. I'd also like to learn more about breeding.
So that's...
Hello,
Our last rooster was lost to a predator (fox). We decided to adopt another rooster, he's between 1 and 2 yrs old. We decided to replace our rooster due to the amount of hawks flying around.
We have just started integrating him to the flock and I have a couple questions.
Overall the...