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I've heard bantams can be very fierce fighters! What is LF?

At 5 months old, Fancy and Crazy Train are no longer with the flock. Fancy Crazy Train Their brother, Olaf got to stay. Olaf Here is their story... As the 3 cockerels approached 5 months old, they were generally being held at bay by the older roosters. Fancy (Pecking order #5 of 6)...

As my 3 cockerels have become sexually mature (in a flock of 25 hens and 3 other roosters), I've been keeping an eye out for issues. As is necessary in a flock of too many roos, I have an extra pen, ready to separate troublemakers at a moment's notice. I generally offer a time out period of a...

It's been almost 3 weeks since the bloody battles, rooster timeouts and successful reintegration into the flock. The 3 adult roosters continue to get along, and have largely ignored the 3 teenage boys as they try their luck with the ladies. For the most part, the hens have handily put the boys...

Lol Crazy Train is a character. He got the name because he looked so crazy, compared to the others, and also like a rock star. I think it's evidence that at least one of our Dominiques wasn't fully "Extended Black" and I also think he's Elvis's son, with that huge crest. He's the most assertive...

I've thought of doing that, too. Unfortunately, I think it may be a while before I can get something setup in another area on the farm.

Thank you! Olaf is the snuggliest of the bunch, too. He's super mellow and only just started trying to crow--weeks after the other little guys. I'm hoping he can hold his own.

For nearly a year, I have had a free ranging, predator savvy flock with with access to 100+ acres & an automatic chicken door that lets them out in the morning and closes them in at night. My four 9-month old roosters, raised together, had co-existed peacefully with fewer than 25 hens between...