My rooster did not try to get his pecking order back. He is hanging with them but staying clear of his sons. He needs to gain weight and get pretty again. He is sleeping near them not with them.
I am certainly learning as I go. I put him in a large dog crate for the first week inside my porch. Once his back started scabbing, I moved him outside where they feed and roost. I kept him protected from weather. They ate together but he had to roost in his crate. They hung out around him...
I turned him loose 2 mornings ago. They took him back!!! He recovered in their roosting area. Thet never lost sight of him, and he always saw them. He had complete memory of the territory and feeding area. They were off on the morning walk about when I let him out. He crowed and called...
Fla Keys (Islamorada)! Chickens are everywhere! My momma hen and my big rooster showed up during COVID. I feed them and they stayed. Now I have all their children. Will I be able to release him back with the others?
He is completely healed. I was just sharing the horrible injury from the dog grabbing his backside. My chickens roam free. They found me and I fed them one day and they never left.
I sent this before adding what happened and he is recovered and needs to be let out. He was attacked by a dog. I have had him cooped up since Thanksgiving to heal completely. The two roosters below him are still maturing and they are his sons. How can I let him go back to the flock. He has...
Hello,
I am very excited to find this group! I have chickens that adopted me, and I am learning as I go! I will have a lot of questions and ask for advice!
Thanks Tammie