Ah, emilysteng, they do look sad! Casino may well be done with mothering. i've had moms be done at a couple weeks and others wait until their kids are full grown. The latter is my best mom, and if i ever hatch again, she gets the eggs.
i do think that chickens have feelings. i've seen...
Wow, that is a beautiful rooster! You know, it may be that because all your chickens are free-ranging that you won't have any deadly fights. If things get too bad the underdog can get away.
Ah yes, i do agree now that both the little ones are roosters. i don't know a lot about game fowl. i've only had a couple of mixes and they tend to keep their wild nature. But even with supposedly gentler breeds, you can have serious fighting amongst roosters. i had one young Showgirl roo...
It's hard for me to tell by the angle, but looks like the little one is a roo. Can't tell on the larger one, but from what i can see it may be a pullet. The little one looks like it's a game mix. The larger looks like a Heinz 57, very pretty, though.
Oh gosh, it's hard to answer that one. It can depend on the type of chickens, as some are more aggressive than others. i have one hen who has some game in her and she is a bit wild, she even pecks me and i raised her from a baby. From my experience, boys can fight to the death. Girls tend to...