Hi I am fairly new to chicken keeping and enjoying it very much. I got 9 day old chicks in the fall and am anxiously waiting on my first egg :) Out of my nine two are roosters and I am looking to rehome one of them if anyone would want a barred rock roo let me know. He's about 5 months old and...
My barred rock roo is coming into maturity (about 5 months) and is in with his hatchmates, 1 other rooster and 7 hens. The two roosters have always gotten along fine but in the last week or so they have started fighting over the hens and the barred rock is non-stop trying to mate the hens. No...
My chicks arrived today, two of the mystery chicks are clearly polish, the other one has a totally reddish brown head with some chipmunk type stripes down the back. No "eyeliner" no feathers on feet, four toes, slightly bigger looking than the others. I will try to load a picture! Thanks so much!