No, I don't want babies from him. That was the original plan, but honestly we only took him as a favor to a friend. He is now separated from the others while he awaits his fate.
Thank you! I am excited about my babies. I'm already ready to add more. But for now, my husband and I have been discussing isolation vs chicken & dumplings today (and what see are going to say to the two little girls who raised Rudy :( ). I haven't had sex links or leghorns before and I can't...
I agree. We separated him until bedtime, then let him back in to roost. I wanted to find out from here if this was something normal before I made a decision on it though. I've only had a couple of roosters before, and neither hurt the hens. We actually were thinking about hatching some in the...
Thank you both for the welcome!
@ TwoCrows. Thank you! I still have a scar on my leg from the RIR rooster I had! That's why I took this one - I didn't want my friend's children hurt. He's already threatening me though. I'm trying some behavior modification I read on here. But yesterday I saw...
Hello everyone. It's been a few years since I've had chickens. My husband and I have missed them and decided to start a new flock. Last weekend we picked up 6 pullets: 2 red sex links, 2 leghorns, 2 "ameraucanas" (I'm betting on Easter eggers). We also took in a friend's young RIR rooster who...