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Most people I know that breed, with several roosters keep seperated flocks for more control. Or often lock a rooster with 3-5 hens in confinement for a month-6 weeks. They start to gather eggs after 3 weeks to be sure the eggs are from that specific rooster, and do this about 2 weeks until...

I don’t get this. Why do you need at least 2 roosters? Why do you think a young roosters (cockerel) are better? The worst age is often between 7 and 12 months old. These cockerels are often horny, many don’t submit to the master and they still have to learn how to behave to please a hen. Many...

But Big blue hen is right that he might react out of frustration. Or maybe he has stress or pain. Some roosters are just impossible to keep when you already have another rooster in charge and they have to share the hens. Hope you find a nice solution. If you can make 2 seperate coops/ runs and...

Don’t count on this. Rocky is the flock rooster now and from what I have been reading (no experience) he probably wont ever tolerate Apache to join and take over part of his harem again. I presume that two separated flocks is an easier solution if this is a possibility.

Great! Be prepared he does. Have a plan if he does.

Congrats. This is really a fantastic achievement! You showed us what lots of love can do to heal a very sick rooster. … better than a real vet!

Glad to hear he is improving. And also glad I was wrong about the wheelchair. Or should I say fitness device? Only possible if you are member.

Imho you should do as @WoDia and I were saying yesterday. Give him a comfortable nest, food and water. Don’t hustle. Leave him be. Good luck and 👋

Hard to tell if the rooster is in pain. And its not certain he is dying until you know what is wrong or he does. Imho: If its clear an animal is sick , is in pain and has no or hardly any chance to recover it’s good/okay to end the misery he’s in. Preferably painless. But often its not clear...

:hugs Sorry to hear he’s not recovering anymore. I wouldnt bother him with the wheelchair. Maybe he is just too sick or too weak. Or maybe he has just a bad day and is doing better again tomorrow? Be prepared he won’t recover though. If so just ease his life with a nice and comfy nest.

@Eggcessive Can you help with the poop and supplements?

Yes chickens get greener poop if they eat grass. Give mainly chick feed, and give other feed as an extra. He will eat the chick feed if he is getting hungry. You can try to ferment chick feed with mixed grains for chickens. Its easier to digest than chick feed/grains and chickens like to eat...

You can make it yourself. Add max the same amount of water in volume to the crum or the pellets, wait a little and stir if necessary. Good thing the old one is blocked if someone hacked it. You can create a new account with an alternative email address. If you don’t have a second email address...

Chickens who eat wet food don’t really need (much) water in winter. Chickens are not carnivores. I would rather lower the amount of cat feed and give him wet chick feed. Chick feed is meant for poultry with high protein and is probably more balanced.

The sand bath area needs a refill /top up every now and then. I usually add soil mixed with playground sand and DE to too it up. Seems to work reasonable well. After I started to use DE (also under the hay in the laying nest and as a sort of paint in the coop) I didn’t have a infestation until...

My chickens have acces to a dry dustbath to clean their skin and feathers themselves. Thats all and enough in normal circumstances. I can’t (don't want) to kill my chickens too if they get sick. If I have a real sick chicken that is suffering without any progress , I will try to buy ether...

…. Since Apache is recovering so well he probably is no longer infectious to the other chickens. Maybe its a great idea to bring in a hen for a few hours each day to give him company? Be sure he doesn’t get attacked though. Btw: its just an idea, not a thrust worthy recommendation, I have no...

Im afraid your other rooster will do this as long as Apache is week and possibly for ever because he doesn’t tolerate another rooster since he is the lord and the master of the flock. Thanks for the good news on Apaches recovery ❤️‍🩹

For who is interested in the poll result asking: how old chickens get Hoe oud wordt een kip.pdf You can find the translated pdf in the thread of Shadrach https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shadrachs-ex-battery-and-rescued-chickens-thread.1502267/page-2050#post-27447083

I wonder were this information comes from? I find it hard to compare a chickens life with the life of humans. Starting with the first egg (menstruation) Chickens lay normally before or around 6 months old. Humans before or around 15 years. Chickens often stop laying around 10 years old but there...