I have a flock of 10 birds: 3 Gold Campines (2 hens, and my Rooster Nicodemus) plus a mixed variety of 7 other hens: 2 Leghorns, 3 Wyandottes , and one 2 Australorps.
I'm going to offer a whole different approach to taming a rooster than what's been posted. Chickens, like all animals "think." I use that to my advantage. Whether it was taming my rooster or my hens so I can do health checks on all of them. Get yourself a dog training "clicker" and some live...
I am starting a backyard flock of 6-7 Bantam hens (Black Frizzles, Blue Silkies & Black Mottleds) with 1 Blue Silkie Bantam rooster. I am making 3 nesting boxes from new 5 gallon plastic buckets. I am wondering how and if anybody else has thoughts on these? I like the fact that I can remove them...
Hello to all the BYC community. I;ve been a big fan of "Yard Birds" since I was a kid and spent the summers in New Mexico with my Grandfather who was a chicken fanatic. It is his nicname that I am using as my "Member Name." My Avitar is a picture of a wild Key West rooster who made a home for...