That never even crossed my mind about the stress and egg laying this is the first time in years none of my girls are laying but like I said this is my first year with the roosters also
Also the two can have bad attitudes when they feel like it I just liked having more roosters around because they tend to cut back on my loosing hens to hawks
I think he will be good with the hens he's like your rooster takes care of the girls and not very rough I was just asking because he's never been closed in with them and when I was a kid I always remember the rooster staying out and only the hens getting locked in the coop for the night. No eggs...
I might just slaughter the two the are always off alone in the woods. I don't see a reason in keeping roosters that don't watch after the hens and feel like if I get rid of the one that does the other two that get along now will end up fighting when one steps up to watch over the flock. Also the...
Thats also my concern I dont want them fighting to the death. I have 7 hens I had more but in the last few months I lost a few. Two older hens died from coccidiosis (everyone has been treated and tested negative now), I lost one to a hawk and two to a raccoon (I got it the next night). So now...
I have 3 buff orpington roosters that I got from a straight run of 8 this past march. The girls all stay in a coop with other hens and the roosters have a smaller coop next to it. All the chickens are out during the day and closed up at night because of predators. Ive never had a problem with my...
Thanks for the reply. That's what I was afraid it might be I work at a vet and have some amoxicillin I was going to start her on tonight do you know if that is effective or should I get what you recommended? Also is it safe to continue eating her eggs? And at this age if she is sick and can...
Last night when I brought the girls in for the night I noticed one hen was swollen around her left eye. There was no discharge from the eye itself which looked healthy and clear but some clear discharge coming from somewhere closer to the mouth. This morning her eye was completely swollen shut...