flock additions

First time posting, but definitely have read through a few threads as my husband and I got both ducklings and chicks for the first time this spring! We currently have 4 ducks we’ve raised from ducklings, they were unsexed and unfortunately we ended up with 2 males, 2 females (they’re mixed...

Ok so this is gonna be a bit of a long one so apologies in advance. I had two flocks before (was watching a rooster and hen for someone else And they took them back so i was only left with one) apparently I live in an area where you’re not allowed to have roosters (even though you hear like 20...

First post, so please bear with me. A few weeks back after much research I finally jumped into the backyard fowl and got 5 Muscovy who are now 8 weeks old. These are a complete first for me, I've never had ducks or chickens before. As nature would have it I ended up with three drakes and two...

Hi everyone! :frow I currently have 4 RIR hens named Carole, Pinky, Minnie and Big Betty who are all healthy ladies just over a year old and 3 younger Lavender Orps new to the flock as of this year: one a 5 month old roo named Teddybudz a.k.a. "Trouble" and the other 2 are brooder pair named...

Hey everyone, new to the forum! Getting my first chickens tomorrow, we’re picking up 4 hens and a rooster. The 4 hens are about a year old and already know each other, the rooster is about 4 months and whilst all birds are from the same guy, the rooster doesn’t live with the hens. We’ve just...

I’m super impatient to getting my little girls mixed with my big girls. I’ve been wanting a bigger flock for a while now and I just want it to happen already! The big thing is I’m wanting to do a coop Reno for them but I need to take my separation wall down first. I just need to make sure I’m...

I need some advice about what to do about a new rooster attacking an older hen. Here's the coop scoop :) I had two Auracana hens that are about 4. I purchased six chicks in February. Two of each: Easter Eggers, Buff Orppingtons and Silkie Bantams. All guaranteed to be hens except for silkies...

Hello! i have 4 2-year-old ISA Brown hens who are as sweet (to people) as can be. One of them can be testy but nothing like a leghorn or RIR; if you move too quickly they crouch. They’ve always been absolute babies, and they let me cuddle them and get along well with the goats. In February of...

Hi everyone! For the past two weeks, I have implemented the “look but no touch” method of starting introductions of my new babes to the flock by keeping them inside the coop in a small metal kennel. Today, I let them run free in the coop! I made an opening in the kennel only big enough for the...

My two girls are 2 1/2 months and They've been spending a lot of time with my Drake but they have not shared the same space without a fence between them because I’m worried they’re still too young to mate. At what age can I let them freely share the same space with my 1 year old drake? The girls...