ok... i have passed a milestone on the road to being a crazy chicken lady.... :p
back story: i got it in my head i wanted a blue egg layer and long story short i was given 2 americaunas, and shortly there after i lost one of the americaunas along with one of my silver laced wyandottes... i dont...
i dont think my Roosters got the memo that theyre Roosters... they dont crow... i watch them constantly when i get home in the evenings and pretty much constantly all day on the weekends, and havent ONCE seen one of them attempt to mount or seduce one of the hens. i now have 9 hens and the 3...
i had a friend who lost a couple buckeye hens to wry neck, and although all of mine are healthy and i feed a good feed and they get home cooked leftovers i dont want to loose any of my girls...do you add any supplements, vitamins or electrolytes to your chickens every so often? and if so, how do...
yes i read the article posted. i dont have any behavior issues with these boys. they are all very well behaved and sweet. im doing it for population control and to keep them from tearing the hens up
i appreciate all the replies. i know an older gentlemen that has raised chickens his entire life that has done the procedure countless times, i should have specified i wasnt thinking of just cutting away without any guidance. hes offered to do it and says hes done it on old roosters as well. if...
hello! i have somehow ended up with 4 roosters... and dont need but 1... theyre all good boys and i dont really want to get rid of any of them, as theyve become like pets... so i was wondering how many have caponized their roosters? and how many have actually tried it themselves? im having...
thanks for the input! i love the pics, i was thinking using a board and glueing popcicle sticks to it? not sure if that will work. will i need extra support or is the board stiff enough it doesnt need it?... my coop is about hip height and the opening is going to be in the floor so im pretty...