I have a roo who attacks anyone but me. I am assuming he feels he is protecting his hens. He tried it on me ONCE. I screamed NO and tapped him on the head and i've knever had a problem since. I don't feel tapping him on the head will hurt him. He gets pecked harder from the hens at times.
I have a hen and a rooster that are 6 months old. The hen has just started laying. I also have three chicks that are 2 months old. They all eat out of the same feeder. I mix starter feed and grower feed together for them. How do I go about giving the hen layer feed when they all eat together?
The top one looks like black sex link. I have two that look just like that. The bottom one could be an Isa Brown. She looks like my hen. I am new to chickens so this is just my opinion.
I have been afraid of chickens from a young age. My grandson's classes had an incubator and he asked if he could get two chicks. I thought, why not, what can a chick do to me. I got two Isa Browns. One hen and one rooster. They are beautiful. Five weeks ago I got three more chicks. My hen has...