Seattle only allows 8 hens; no roosters. Because of past experiences with neighbors who called the cops on me (and then were incredibly apologetic when they realized what idiots they'd been), I don't think I could get away with keeping roosters once they start to crow. And though I have no...
I adopted these two Swedish Flower Hen chicks at about 5 weeks old (above photo taken 6/7/13), but within a few days of bringing them home and reading up on the SFH, I realized they were most likely not the pullets they'd been advertised as. Because I live in the city, I can't keep roosters, and...