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I am hoping the pullets get a little bigger maybe less of a problem? Like I said the roosters were bigger and nothing I know of happened with them. I guess they just go for the face! I hope to figure something out. Thank you!

Thank you! That is some good ideas! My neighbor has more “junk” they can hide under. Haha. We do feed the birds with birdseed. Usually I see more crows. We are going to build a bigger run. It’s fun to let them roam. I hope we get it figured out. The hawks I never even considered!

i originally had 2 roosters. They are gone now. I don’t know of any hawk problems before. The second time we let the 3 - 3 month old pullets out to free range. A hawk flew onto the fence and attacked at least 1 of the pullets to the face. My husband was out there and was able to put the...

Yes, I have been picking them up. One seems to always be in the forefront and 1 always seems to be the farthest away. So that one hasn’t been touched maybe as much. It sounds like you have to work more with the cockerels more. I wonder how people deal with those types of things? Grappling...

Also after the episode picking at my feet the other day. We probably have almost 1/2 acre. I went to go to my car and the two cockerels were nearby a few feet from the passengers side. I put my stuff in the driver side. The rose cone cockerel went behind my car and followed me opening up the...

Well I found someone to take the cockerels. He says for his hens. I am hoping they have a decent life. The 3 pullets are in the coop now: I feel bitter sweet as the hens might be easier. And I hope I can tame them so I can pick them up when I want. The number 2 cock today had us running...

Thanks for the pic! Let me check it out!

Thanks for the info. So much to learn. Building a run soon for the girls! It will be less of a worry so we can leave for s few days and they are safe in their coop/run.

Thank you! So funny, actually not. This coop is advertised for 8 chickens! I don’t think so! This is a good source here and I am glad I found it. My son just turned 8, but I can see if he was younger it could be very scary! He doesn’t seem to mind that we find homes for the original chickens...

Thanks for the info. We do free range them during the daytime. The girls are almost 10 weeks, dying to get to a coop so I need to figure out something ASAP for the cockerels. I probably don’t need to worry about guests coming over with our dog and now teenager Roos. I hope I have tamed the...

Thank you all for your reply’s! I had no idea about polish until now! I always wear polish but this color is brighter. And I will say the right word for the Chickens. The only reason I would keep one of them is because they hatched in my sons classroom. And I think it’s sad how many...

So you might need introduction time by keeping separate for a while? Keeping the 1 rooster away from the hens for a while and just letting them see each other through a fence? I did mention that 1 roo is more mellow of the two. But!!!! Actually the big one is louder and more timid. The rose...

I read about this on another thread. If I do in fact have 2 roosters. I am keeping the mellow one out of the 2. I have 3 new hens in a crate now. Maybe 10 weeks old. They have not been outside yet. How do I introduce the Rooster to the hens? He is reaching about 6 mos old, hatched in...

He chases when he opens the coop for some reason. Yes, if I rehome 1 of them it will be interesting how Jill will act.

He was hatched in a second grade classroom back in April. He is pretty mellow. Looking for a good home. Not for chicken dinner or rooster fighting. El Cajon Ca I might have 2 cockerels from the classroom. I really need to find a good home. Can’t keep two Roos.

I was so hopeful that my suspicions were wrong. We have 3 young hens to introduce. The big cone one is the alpha of the two. If I keep the rose cone one, maybe he will be louder by himself with hens? I need to rehome one of the ASAP. I don’t how the dynamics with change with rooster and hens...

Yes! But I was told she could mimick him since it’s just the two of them. She is not as loud or doesn’t crow like he does. This is from a feed store owner, around chickens all the time. It’s confusing. Jill is smaller, no wattle or big cone, but feathers look like a Roo. Ugh

They were hatched this past April. The definite brown rooster one is more dominant of the two. The silver one crows some but not as much or as loud as he does. It’s just the 2 of them, but I want to introduce younger hens. Also where is the rehoming forum? It’s so hard to find a home for...