I could be wrong and I hope I am. But it sounded like the early crow attempts that were made by the one rooster I had about 4 years ago. That one was supposed to be female too and I ignored the crowing. I also ignored when "she" mounted my other chickens, grew long pretty feathers, and a big...
We've been raising these 2 since they were day old chicks. They came from a reputable local feed store that said they were females, but I know mistakes can happen. Twice now over the past few days I've heard what could be attempts to crow, but I'm not sure who is making the sound. It could even...
Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm from Nevada and have a small backyard flock. We are down to 3 right now, but will be getting 3 more chicks in the spring to add. Hopefully our hen that is almost always broody will be broody at the right time and accept the chicks, otherwise...
Hi All - I'm a new member but I've been reading BYC for about a while now. So much great info- thanks to everyone! We have had a small back yard flock for almost 2 years, and they free range during the day. We had 5 hens, but about 2 months ago there was a raccoon that came out before dusk and...