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Hey all - Just a quick question. We had a friend bring a dog over this weekend - "It would never hurt one of your birds." Yeah, right. Went right after our 9 week old hen - luckily she is very fast. But lost some tail feathers in the process. Her bottom was a little red - I put some stuff...

Hey all - 1st of all - he's not mean. Seems like that is all the rooster questions I could find. I have 8 girls, mixed of breeds, 1 rooster, all hatched in spring of 2011. Our constantly broody Buff Orpington is his favorite. Already had to make her a saddle. She is at the bottom of...

Hey all! I've got 8 girls and 1 roo. All are around 6 months old, all the hens are laying. Every night when I close up the coop, there are 3 or 4 that don't go on the roosts. Our coop is raised, about 4 ft, off the ground, fenced around the bottom with an attached run. They go up into the...

Hey folks! Been reading everyone's integration stories & methods. Learned so much! Know that every flock is different, but questioning when to leave my new ladies unsupervised with my originals. Here's my story: After some roosters leaving our original 5 girls, I was down to 3. 2 Hens, 1...

Hey all - Another newbie here, trying to figure out this rooster/hen business. Already have one unexpected and can't have two, so I might have to make a choice. Hmmmm. Got all of these from the same guy, no idea on breed for the black rooster. The others are supposed to be Buff Orpingtons...