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So ZsaZsa, now called Frank is definitely aggressive. He ripped into my Father's leg but hasn't attacked me. He does show aggression with me but I don't back down or show fear. I usually put my boot out and he'll peck at it. I'll step forward and he'll peck some more and always backs down. Every...

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My chicks love black sunflower seeds in the morning and corn at night. They're also still working on a pumpkin from Thanksgiving. They haven't figured out the meal worm treat yet, which is really funny. I've had chickens before that LOVE meal worms, but not these girls.

We're building our new flock their new chicken run. Dad and I worked on it for four hours yesterday. We installed all of the horizontal boards, bottom, top and will finish the middle boards today. All of the wood is repurposed wood. Scraps from around the farm and donations from a neighbor's old...

New to BYC. Back home in Ball, near Alexandria!

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome and additional information and links. I look forward to learning and growing on this site!!

Two weeks ago I added a pan of ash from the fireplace for dust baths... my chickens didn't touch it. After reading this post I went out to the pasture and loaded up a bucket of sand and added to the pan in the run. Keeping fingers crossed my chickens like the sand. Thanks for the suggestions!

Thanks everyone for the quick replies! @CTKen you're correct, this is a new flock. We don't have any children, so that's not a concern. I was thinking of using a little water gun to spray him when's he's out of arms length. @OrganicFarmWife , I do swat at his tail feathers when he gets after me...

Hello everyone!! I am new to country living. Last July, after a lifetime of living in the suburbs of California, decided to move back to my family farm in Central Louisiana. (Other folks in Louisiana?) One month later I bought 10 chicks and now we're off and running with nine hens and one...

I just discovered that I have a rooster. It was actually really cute when we all discovered he was a rooster. He made a slight crowing sound and everyone in the run jumped, including him. I have nine hens along with the roo. I've decided to keep him but am concerned because he is very aggressive...