im ending my first year to.i started off with two bantams one cock and one hen.now i have 15 hens nd 3 cocks.only lost 1 bird in 11 months my bantam roo.now i have breeding pairs of silkies balck australorps and buff orpingtons. i moved on from novice chicken farmer very fast. some great...
my story i bought a lovely buff orpington it was roughly 10 weeks old i thought it was going to be my pride and joy of my flock, today i found sprs on it[him] time to get him a gf
from my experience if there is more then one rooster in a flock they will fight to see who is top dog, but my barred rock and silkie [ building a new enclosure soon wont be in with big flock then] roosters crow at same time????? i have one other bantam rooster who is mating with the girls in...
the dog will more then likely come back so i would go with a coop. keep planty of grass in the coop and they will be happy. you could keep an eye on them if you let them free range in the evening for an hour or 2, or you could buy a dog and raise him with chickens so he would protect them, might...