I have 13 egglayers and a rooster - free range and live in a very cold area. I have let them out of the coop a few times but a couple of them have wandered off in the snow and I have to go get them as they are too cold to move and return to the coop. So in this extreme cold I just leave them...
I raised 9 pullets and 1 rooster from day-old chicks. They are now 7 months old and the rooster has become quite aggressive towards my grandchildren. They are all Barred Rock which is supposed to be a gentle breed. Cocky is a magnificent specimen but I now want to give him away - Basalt...