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My new red sex links get along so much better than my mixed hens ever did. I can't even tell the pecking order with them. The first chickens I had always had a very clear pecking order and the barred rock would attack others when the rooster mated with them. These red sex links are just fine...

I have a barred rock hen that is super jealous of my rooster. Whenever he's mating another hen she runs up and attacks while the hen is under the rooster. She pecks the back of their heads as hard as she can. Really takes aim and goes at it super hard. I have mostly all new hens now and I've...

It won't even fit in the carton.

I have a young (8-9 month) hen I got with my rooster last Sunday from a breeder of red jungle fowl. She's very wild and has some feathers missing on the back of her neck from roosters holding her. I thought she was molting, but I think it's just from roosters as she was in with a flock with two...

I've always heard madder than a wet hen. So, why do my hens insist in running around in the rain? And will they suffer any ill effects? They could get out of it, but they seem to not care!

I have five chickens.Two are Easter eggers, two barred rocks and a buff orpington. I keep them in a fenced in area, with a 5 foot fence. Clipped one wing on all but the buff, as she's too heavy to fly over the fence. I was watching them the other day and one of the Easter eggers runs up looks at...

Bought these as chicks from the local farm supply store. They were sold as "Americauna" after reading more about the breed, I discovered most are Easter eggers. Does anyone know ? The closest one is tame, the other a bit crazy and not very tame. She seems a bit unstable even as she'll often...

I've had pigeons, doves and other birds (as well lots of other pets) but I never had chickens before. My G/F kept on wanting chickens for the eggs. I said I'd rather get back into pigeons, but I caved in bought 5 chicks April 24th from the local farm supply. 1 Buff Orpington, two Barred Rocks...