We have a barred rock rooster that got attacked a week+ ago. He was very sweet when I first brought him in (I thought he was a hen). But these last few days he gets aggressive when I feed him or give him water. He bites my hand and I believe tries to mount it in dominance. When I let him out of...
These two are only about five weeks old but the comb and wattles are both pretty prominent already. One seems to have their tail feathers coming in like my two buff Orpington pullets. Anyone else want to take a look and give their opinion. One rooster we can manage but two I worry we will run...
Hello Friends! We purchased what we thought were 7 pullets (all different breeds). I’m fairly certain that 6 are pullets but not sure about the Barred Rock. She/he is turning out to be the dominate one of the flock and routinely pecks the others.
Would you please provide feedback regarding the...
My 8 year old is doing poultry in 4-H and since I didn’t grow up with chickens I’m learning right along side him. We are s couple weeks out from the fair and are trying to decide which barred rock cockerel to exhibit. I know these aren’t “show” birds and we don’t gave a group leader so we would...