I have two buff geese in with my chicken flock. They get to free range during the day but get locked up safely at night. I seem to lose a leghorn every night and I'm starting to wonder if its because I have two male geese. Would they do that? Just beat up and kill chickens for no reason? It's...
Some were able to get past the injuries but a handful have died. All my fault. I made two HUGE mistakes (left a bright light on most of the day it all started and wasn't feeding them a diet near high enough in protein) that caused them to react and start pecking so severely. I have the flock...
I left my chickens in their coop today as it was raining. They are about 5 weeks old. I have a mix of cornish cross with rainbows and australorps. It cleared up in the afternoon so I went to let them out and was horrified to find almost every cornish cross was running around bloody while the...
What are considered the BEST chickens for meat? I ran into a situation of getting too many birds for the coop I have and now need to "off" a few more than I intended. I have Black Australorps, White leghorns, and Rainbows. Which would be the smartest to butcher? Thanks!!