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Somehow my little Polish rooster thinks he is a tough guy-- all of his ladies buy his "tough guy" act and respect him 🤣

I don't know if this will work on roosters, but we have done it with hens to introduce them to an existing flock. If your run is big enough, try separating the problem rooster with a fence. We divided up half the run (you may have to make the fence kind of high since he can probably jump) this...

I use a large dog crate for my isolation pen right now! Thanks for the suggestion! We fight snakes from about late April to late July. We don't kill them, just relocate them.

I have thought about this since I got roosters 🤣 Lily is getting older and she wants chicks so badly. I want to give her a chance to be a mom. I think she will be a good one. I like the isolation pen. My husband could build one (we have most of the material from other projects-- and coops) and...

I have been raising chickens for almost 4 years. Last summer we got our first two roosters, so now I have fertilized eggs. Every spring, Lily (one of my 4 year olds) goes broody and I was thinking of letting her set on the eggs. Should I bring her inside in a "brooder box" or build her...

I have finally added roasters to our flock! It is amazing the attitude changes amongst the hens. Some changes are good and some are not so good! But, I think everyone is happier & and both my boys do a good job looking after their ladies.

I sell my eggs where I work. Most of the time I can't even keep any in the cooler because people snatch them up so fast. They eat anything too. From bugs while they are free ranging to leftover mac and cheese. May not be organic, but they are a heck of a lot better than what you can buy in a...

That is a good idea. I just introduced a new nest box platform to that run today that they have been interested in. Maybe with that and lots of goodies (my husband just mowed so I have lots of fresh grass) it would be a good time to move one of them. I hate to separate the little group. They...

No, I don't have any roosters except for these two. They are the same age. All of my ladies have been single until now. The two young roos are starting to go after each other so I have to separate them soon. I've had hens for over three years, but roos are new to me. I had divided the run in the...

I have two roosters that are three months old that I need to introduce into my existing flocks. They are currently living in our temporary run with their two little hens. One too is a Polish and the other may be a Jersey Giant mix. They all interact with each other when they have free time...

Thanks for the update! Hope she keeps hanging in there. At least she is drinking. I think that is a good sign.

Got four "hens" that were all supposed to be Polish. After a few weeks I was sure I only had one Polish. At about 3 weeks there started to be a greater size difference between the two that wound up being roosters! A at about 5 weeks they started making strange noises that turned out to be early...

I would probably crate her in the garage as long as it's not too hot in there.

She seems ok today. Haven't seen anything new coming out of her vent! Hopefully whatever it was won't happen again.

They do love to "snack" on a broken egg when they have the chance! Thank you!

I hope so! She has been a healthy bird and a good layer. I love all my girls 💓 Thank you!

No, nothing I could see. I felt around and other than just a little dried poo and a few more fragments of shell, her vent felt normal. I checked on her a few minutes ago. She seems alert & she's in her normal spot in the run. The shell fragments were super thin. She also usually lays longer...

I have a 2&1/2 month old Polish roo that has an extra toe. It's on his back toe-- it's actually split from the same toe with two claws. Very strange. We love him anyway!

She seems ok. I can't tell because they all act a little off because of the heat and humidity. I'm keeping a close eye on her.

It was about 5 inches. She seems ok. The heat is terrible and they all act miserable. I'm watching her to see if she's eating. She was her same stubborn "I'm going up last" self at least.