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I had no idea that was a need! Drakes will fight each other?

Oh I know, I wish I could let them be. I’ve got a couple acres, but am surrounded by the city of Fishers, and I’m bound to have one grumpy neighbor.

Looks like I’m going to make stew with my barred rock roo. Not sure what his problem is, but the guy crows nonstop despite having food and water. Guess he’s just a noisy boy. 😖 I’m sure once he is gone the Australorp will do the same.

Hey, all! Long time, no talk! I’ve got a couple mature roos if anyone wants one in the Fishers area. 😌 A barred rock and an Australorp.

Well, I just got through a life lesson. My eight-ish month old silkie went broody. I had read that young broodies can have a bad go of it, but it worked out with my other silkie momma, so I let her nest. From the get go, there were problems. She would get up off the nest often. Only one of the...

So sorry, hope she gets feeling better, I've never encountered something like this before. But you've been trying so much already.

I've only culled a couple, and it's certainly not my favorite thing, but I think it's just one of those things one has to do a few times before it starts to not be as hard. I've used a sharp hatchet both times and both times it's went smoothly. After chopping, I immediately place the bird in a...

Good news! After five days of treatment, he’s sounding much better. No gurgle! Still not sure if the bare spot is due to a roo, hen romance, or something else.

I spotted a young opossum in my run last night! I shouted at him. So I’ve got a hole that’s big enough to be a problem for them getting in the run. Love the idea of a workshop! I’ve processed one roo, but I’d be happy to get some more hands on experience as well as exchange other poultry knowledge.

My Barred Rock roo has always had this gurgling breathing. I ordered Tylan 50 injectable and have it here, but he’s the only one that gurgles (it’s been going on since he was mature). He also doesn’t have any other symptoms such as runny nose or goopy eyes. Should I go ahead and treat, look for...

When they hatch in the incubator, do they just wait in there?

Well, it certainly sounds that a dog isn’t the silver bullet for all predators. It’s possible I could hit a critical mass where losing a handful of chickens a year wouldn’t interrupt my egg production, but I’m not there yet. I’m just now starting to get a dozen eggs a day and am loving it. I’ll...

Question, do any of y'all free range your chickens exclusively? If so, do you also have a dog as a primary protector for your free rangers? I have an acre of fenced in yard, but due to both daytime and nighttime predators, I can't let them free range. I've tried and the hawks especially get bold...

oh yeah, he’s a big dopey guy, but he’s a sweetheart. He’s only six months old, so it’shis first time losing feathers. I had a hen that also molted her first year, so perhaps it’s just early molt. That being said, I think I’ll clean out and treat their coop for pests this weekend.

does this look like normal molting to y’all? My roo is only six months old.

The black chick which was attacked died last night. That’s just how it goes sometimes. While Leghorns are in general more aloof birds, I do think that a contributing factor to her aggressiveness is that she has no peers like the other hens do. She lost all of her companions to raccoons last...

Bad news on the aggressive hen that attacked the chicks/Silkie momma. I just got home and the black chick shown in the video has a tear in its abdomen and its yolk sac came out. It’s pretty weak. I gave it a drink with a dropper and partitioned off the nesting box with food and water in it. But...

Ugh, I should have thought to partition off this nesting box last night. I’m out of town and noticed on the chick cam that my leghorn was attacking the momma Silkie and her chicks. Worse yet, no one was home to stop it. I called my neighbor and he went over right away to stop it. I think we...

Chick #2 has arrived. Can you tell they’re from different hens?

It’s amazing how fast these chicks start getting around on their own.