He is not a she and needs to go. He is a beautiful, big, shiny 5 month old who just recently revealed his true gender to us. We'd like to find a good home for him.
He is not a she! This is a beautiful, big 5 month old. He is shiny and healthy. This rooster handles fairly well, and could be a good 4H project. Unfortunately, he's not a hen, therefore not a keeper for us. I'd like to find a happy home for him quickly. Any takers?
I know! I know! I can't and won't release him into the wild. I'll post him here and on Craigslist. Yes, he is crowing. I've been putting him into a small animal pen in our shed at night and letting him out later in the morning, but this won't work as a permanent solution. It just muffles the...
I'm sure this has come up before, but I couldn't find it on forum. In August I purchased 2 pullets--one a giant cochin and the other a black australorp. Now they're fully grown, or very close to it and it's clear that neither chicken was what I paid for. The giant cochin is a very pretty bantam...
I'm looking for quick ideas for an outdoor run for my chicks. Right now I use the top of my son's old rat cage, but they are going to outgrow this. Has anyone used the pyramid shaped drop pens as small runs? They are about 2ft X 2ft. Our feed store has some. I looked on line for them, but...
I've had the same issue with my garden--My 3 leghorn and 1 Americauna hens are really good rototillers and snail killers. They also love to dig huge wallows in the ground, paying no attention to whatever is planted next to them. My solution--they got to free range over the winter--I don't...
I was given, as a surprise, 3 Rhode Island White hen chicks for my birthday. We've been keeping them quite happily in a run in the yard, but they have no coop or laying boxes. Winter will be here, plus they should start laying soon. I've been looking for an inexpensive chicken coop idea. I...