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rooster training.....will do research on that one. I went out at bedtime and stroked him for a bit. I think he forgave me. He's never been aggressive one tiny bit toward any of us. He was 'a little over a year old" when I bought him last summer. Hoping this spring thing passes quickly...

This morning I chased my rooster all over the yard. He tried to breed her over and over as soon as I woke them up and let them out. I was out just after sunrise. I first time I had walked around the coop to open the other door, the second time I pushed him off her while another hen was...

I have 5 hens. He does like the Black Australorp the best. He breeds them all, though. All in all....he is a sweet boy and is good to them. Even a few of the others have a few missing feather, but not many. My mom is making more for me.

My mom made her a saddle today. It seems to fit perfectly, but she is not happy. I noticed a few of her wing feathers are broken also. I bribed her with pizza crusts and cuddles in the house. I put her back into the big coop since all of the other birds are roosting already. I will get her...

posted pics. thanks

I posted pics below. I do believe it is the rooster now after reading all of the advice

She has been in the small coop for 2 days now and when I brought her inside today to take pictures, I am amazed at how quickly her feathers are coming back in on her back. The bloody scab is now healed. It is definitely the rooster!! I just thought she was molting. Thanks so much for the...

Thank you so much for all of the replies. I will take pictures tomorrow. My kids let her out when the other chickens went out today and said she went straight into the big coop and never walked around outside. They put her back into the little coop before the other chickens when to roost...

yes...I can take pictures tomorrow and post them.

I have a black Australorp who is now 13 months old. She has lost the feathers on her back due to molting and she has been almost bald there for a couple of weeks now. I noticed she was staying away from the group of 4 other hens and 1 rooster as much as possible. I would find her in the coop...