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I have to move quickly (within 10 days) and the new place I am going to will not allow me to bring my rooster. I need to find a new home for him. He currently has a harem of 5 hens that he is really protective over and is a great leader of the pack.

Hi all, it has been a while. Anyway, I have a dilemma that I hope to resolve quite soon. I have to move and the new place I am going to allows chickens but not roosters. I have a 1 year old Jersey Giant rooster that I need to find a flock for or at least a home. Can anyone help me with rehoming...

I have a White Silkie Rooster just under a year old. I feel he is causing stress amongst the girls as their tail feathers are disappearing and look ragedy and he is picking on them as well. They get so frustrated with him that I placed some elevated areas just so they could get away from him...

Ok two questions. The first is, my silkie rooster is about 8 months old, is this too young for him to fertilize eggs? The reason I am asking, is because I have had a hen sitting on eggs for about the past 20 days, and when I candled them, the air sac was large, but the egg was not really really...

I have a rooster, however I am not sure if the eggs she is sitting on are fertilized. I candled them tonight and the air sac is bigger than they were, but since the shells are a dark tan, I can see a little of the light shining through but nothing is really dark inside the egg.There is no smell...

Thank you Odelia. I did read about the variance in hatching schedule so I am not expecting them on a certain day. I just didn't want to be thinking that she is sitting on them too long.

One of my buffs began sitting on 4 eggs last Sunday (2/15) and fulltime the following Tuesday, It was either Tuesday or Monday not quite sure. The question I have is when do I start counting the days for her to hatch them? I do have a rooster and he has been quite frisky the last month.

I have a silkie rooster who is a little under 1 year old. He has become quite amorous towards you particular hen to the point of stripping the back of her neck of her feathers, and pecks at the other hens, not to mention aggressive towards me. Does this behavior reduce as he will get older or worse?

All 5 of my girls are very healthy and get fruits, veggies, scrambled eggs and organic layer feed along with supplemental calcium, and she lays every day right now for being 1st year layer. The shells just feel gritty and you can see the calcium deposits kinda

Should I be concerned about calcium deposits from one of my layers.

I knew one of my Doms, Ricky, was getting close to laying. I went out to buy two of the ceramic tan eggs to put in their nest boxes to show them where to get some privacy. I got home tonight and put one of the eggs in one of the nest boxes, and then opened the other nest box and already saw an...

I want to be able to provide added lighting during the winter months, however I cannot run electricity to the girls coop or yard. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Well I haven't seen any eggs as of yet. I have to get the nest boxes unblocked tomorrow and get them all spiffied up for them. How soon after the squatting starts do they start laying?

Well first off it appears that Marilyn, my silkie, is not going to turn out to be a show girl like her momma, but instead a cabana boy for the 5 girls I have. Last week he began to practice his call, quite funny actually, but looks like he is starting to get the hang of it. Along with him I have...

Oh yes its in really good condition. I was think that I would supply the light which comes with a dimmer extension cord and the water and food towers. And maybe for extra I would include the bedding and starter feed. Where would I post this type of rental?

Ok this is going to be a really odd question. I have a brooder box that I bought, and my babies are grown up and already moved to their new home and yard. Now I have a brooder box just sitting in my garage not being used for anything. Do you think it would be ok for me to rent out the brooder...

Well I wanted to see what the big deal about meal worms as a treat to the girls.. So I gave them a small container of them yesterday and OH MY GOD they went bonkers for them

What seems to be their favorite now fermented feed with yogurt. The girls go wild over it Ricky is always stepping in their treat dish Marilyn giving her smile of approval

I am glad to hear that the age has alot yo do with it. And Marilyn, the show girl baby silkie is finally able to get up the ramp on her own and join her sisters without my help.

Ok yeah most of them are turning 8 weeks this friday. And someone told me from here and I read that chickens can't see too well in the dark so having a little light helps. Plus it helps me see things at night in the run if I hear noises or anything