Next Sunday is the day I take the 2 unlucky ones to the poultry swap. So they have one more week left here.
I have found that both of the aggressive boys I’ve had were raised by me, and both the good roosters I’ve had were hen raised. And the predecessor of those 2 gentlemen roosters was an...
I believe he will be fine. I agree that hen-raised chicks will become the best roosters. The chick that imprints on a hen understands who he is and learns chicken etiquette from Day One. If you no longer have your senior rooster, the flock will teach him instead.
I am now having to...