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They seem to be picking him and he is the prettiest:lol: I really like your Hanlon quote!

Thank you for clarifying, that helps a lot. Pretty much what I have been doing, but I was wondering if, like with dogs, there are certain things to do/not do to keep them on their best behavior. The only time I got nervous was when they circled me the other day. Reminded me how I was afraid of...

Can you say more about monitoring my behavior? I have read some about how to establish order but would like more info. I am used to training dogs for proper pack behavior, but not chickens. In other news, I separated Alpha and the Delta became Alpha and started just hogging the food and...

Thank you, everyone, for excellent guidance as usual. My end goal is first of all flock warning/protection and less of a priority would be hatching some eggs once a year or so. The 1st rooster I had was a champ at this but died doing his duty. I also have zero tolerance for human aggression...

Good Morning! I searched the site and read several posts about roosters, but still would like an opinion or 15 about my situation. I have been raising chickens for 4 years. Right now I have 27 2-year-old hens. Six months ago, we had a hatch of 5 from these hens. Three of those are roosters. The...

You have received a lot of good ideas already. I came here to say thank you for teaching troubled youth. I raised a couple of them myself and needed all the help I could get! You will find chickens much easier to handle, even the ones who decide to be brats. Best of luck and welcome to the club!

Thank you. I will try draining her and see if she gets better. I wasn't sure since what I read sounded like it was more common in meat birds and older hens.

The 1st thing I did when I saw her was used oil to lubricate and check for egg inside. I inserted my finger as far as I could and felt nothing. I soaked her in a very warm bath and tried to offer her calcium, but she is not eating. She is pooing, a little runny but not watery. We had a rooster...

I mix it with oats just like I do with yogurt. Good for them and fun to watch!

I am in beautiful hot and humid AR. We had a large coop and run also and I free range when we are here. I use deep litter inside the coop in the Fall/Winter/Spring, turning it frequently and mucking it halfway out once or twice a season. Once it gets hot, I change to sand because I love the...

Actually, I never hear of CQ, but someone saw mine and called them that. I have several grown ISA Browns and they are great layers. It is just fun to see what I will get to mix in with my Australorps, RIR, Dominiques, and White Rocks. Thank you.

They were fluffy and yellow with brown stripes. I am learning that they are a lot of variations and reading that many are not true Cinnamon Queens.

Agreed, they look great and I like lavender in mine, too.

Weeded (neverending story) then added more cardboard for said weed control. Pruned zukes, yellow squash, and tied up more cuke vines. Also picked cow horn, jalapeno, and Anaheim peppers, looked for bugs on broccoli, and found none (yay Neem oil)!! Now I need to figure out how to control these...

True, I once even had some in my breast pocket and forgot until I was grinding corn....

I forgot to say they are 7 weeks old here.

I got an assortment of 23 "Dealer's Choice" heavy females and am having so much fun finding out what they are! I think I have 4 Cinnamon Queens, but two are all brown with black tail feathers (right in pic) are 2 are spilt brown in front, cream in the back (left in pic). Any thoughts? I love...

Aart, Thank you for your answer. That is exactly what it looks like and makes sense. Chickens are great resilient animals and very entertaining!

Yes, she just finished molting and she has shell available, plus they free-range. Thank you for your reassurance to just keep an eye on her. That's what I was thinking.

Hello Friends, Sorry if this has been asked and answered. I looked for a while and did not find it. I found this egg this morning with all the others. It is a perfectly formed and hardened egg, with a slippery membrane that trails off into a tail at the end. I believe it is from my older Buff...