I was given some chicks that were the same age as an existing clutch with a hen on the yard, (2 month old) so I added the three new biddies into my hen's clutch and all was well.
The next day she had scalped one of them, and I was pretty sure he was dying, but he ended up living.
I immediately...
I don't have enough service to post pictures of what I'm working with, but hopefully you guys can get an idea.
My pens were built way before my time. There's a flat tin roof about 6ft high, estimating about 20 by 30 ft space, with oak trees forming a canopy above.
Years' worth of leaves have...
I have a game hen that was somehow injured within the first two days of having her. Her hip was broken, and I kept her in the house until she could get around. I tried putting her with each of my roosters, she flips out and just won't have it. She won't even be around the 6 week old layers.
So...
Hey, I have lurked on this site for a while, so I figured I may as well join the forum.
I have a story behind my interest in chickens, gamefowl in particular. When I was growing up, my grandparents that I lived with owned all kinds of poultry; peafowl, ducks, swans, guineas, pigeons, and...