I never saw said bird mating, but maybe because I have 6 other roosters, and at least 2 are higher on pecking order.
But it is very protective. For example: if it is standing like 30 feet away, and few other birds make noise, it will run to inspect what is going on.
I purchased 2 Red Sex Links 10 months ago.
One of them started laying eggs at 20 weeks. But the other one never lays egg :( The one that never lay eggs is quite big and has bright red comb, it even crows although not very good at it (compared to my other roosters).
Is it possible that this...
I free range but in a limited area (see attached pic) and there is no bush where she can hide eggs.
And for the past 2 months, she always come back to the nest and lay her eggs there. She can open the coop door, and enter by herself :D
Yes, I gave her egg shell and mealworm (1x / week) in...
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My pullet started laying egg around 20 weeks old (end of January 2016). She lay eggs everyday, and only missed probably 1 or 2 times.
But she stopped laying since March 31st, 2016 :( I live in Indonesia (tropical country), so sun light is not an issue here.
Is this normal ? or...
This is Bandit, my bantam cockerel. He is just a little bit over 6 months old.
I don't know if he is show quality or not, but I like how his tail is already long enough and touch his head (and even more). I surely hope he will be more beautiful when he reach 1 year old.
what's the temperature under the heat lamp ? This is very important, I think to give us an idea of what's wrong.
With all of them are on the opposite side, could be too hot. But we can't be sure unless we know the temperature
is it possible to close/block the nest so the early hatch chick won't fall down ?
I had bad experience about this. One of my early hatch decided to went out on his own, and he died :(
I have 2 RSL (ISA Brown), and they are very tame. Probably because I have them since they were 2 days old and a lot of handling. If I sit down on the ground, they will sit on my lap. I can call them and wherever they are they will run to me.
I have normal size chicken and bantam live together.
Are they adult bantam? with proper introduction and big enough space, they should be fine. Bantam can fly very fast to run away
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As per subject, when does a roo get their permanent feather color ?
I have a black bantam roo. He is around 3 months old now, and he has all black feather which I really like because usually a roo is colorful (with the exception of ayam cemani and very few other breed).
Do you think my...