Amazing coop! A 25 year maintenance and repair free coop is unheard of!!!! I think every feature is fantastic but the thought of never having to replace or continuously update and repair old rickety coops is a dream come true! That way, us crazy chicken people can enjoy our flocks without the...
I just posted the same problem. My rooster is around the same age as my hens… around a year and a half old. But he is new to the flock (been with them 3 months) He seems to do is job well. But I think the hens are just bullies. And there are 19 hens. Maybe there’s too many hens for him. I...
So I came home today, and my poor little rooster is bleeding because the hens won’t stop picking on him and tearing out his feathers. (He’s a white crested black polish) The hens are mostly full size hens. They’ve been fine for 3 months since we got him. Now all of a sudden, they are picking...
I had a rooster who grew up with all the hens suddenly decide he didn’t like the polish hen any more. I don’t know if it was because she was smaller and he had a harder time breeding with her. But he was constantly attacking her and chasing her away, like trying to get rid of her. So he had to...
I tried integrating 2 pullets about 5 months old into a flock of 4 (rooster and 3 hens) I thought he’d be delighted to have some more hens. But he went completely insane and acted like he was trying to kill the first one I put in. Now she can’t open one of her eyes. It’s all swollen. I hope...
Ohhhh really? I was thinking the 5 week old was a roo because of bigger comb. But I don’t know this breed. I wonder why the difference in tails in the 2 little ones.