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  1. OliviaKenobi

    Sick Rooster. His behavior is different, not crowing, and puffed up with neck sunken in. (Pictures)

    Hey, I let my flock out to free range today which they often do but noticed my Rooster (1y/o) seems sick and I say this because he hasn't crowed all day and that is not typical along with his behavior being sluggish and keeping to himself and not really guiding his ladies or making sounds for a...
  2. chicken mo

    Rooster acting strangely after predator attack

    3 weeks ago my 2 yo rooster was attacked by a skunk which also killed a hen. Most of his injuries were to the face but have been healing well. Since then he’s been eating like it’s going out of style and doesn’t crow anymore. I don’t know what to think. Could his voice box have been injured or...
  3. chickiechickiebawkbawk

    Blue Laced Red Wyandottes

    Howdee from snow covered Vermont. Got 70 female chicks from Meyers Hatched Dec 16. A few roos snuck through. Definitely one golden cuckoo Maran and one blue laced red wyandotte are male. What do you think about this one?
  4. C

    Free to a Good Home – Friendly, Protective Rooster Needs a New Flock!

    Free to a Good Home Friendly, Protective Rooster Needs a New Flock! We are looking for a great home for our beloved rooster! He has been raised since he was a chick and has spent the past year free-ranging with our flock of seven hens. Hes a strong, protective rooster with a lot of personality...
  5. Y

    Is this egg fertilized or not?

  6. bubbalucas

    Help with figuring out gender of chicken

    Hello! I'm hoping that someone can provide me with some insight. Last summer, I ordered 8 Splash Ameraucana eggs and incubated them - 1 hatched and is still alive. That chicken is now 6 months old and I am having a difficult time determining it's gender. My other roosters, who are relatively...
  7. S

    Did we end up with a second Rooster?

    We inherited a small flock of four elderly hens and one handsome rooster (Rusty) when we bought our house. We added 9 pullets (3 each of ISA Brown, Black Australorps and Rhode Island Whites) Things have gone well, they're growing and laying quite prolifically now. But about 2 weeks ago we...
  8. R

    Rooster or hen? Opinions please 🙏

    These hatched 4 months ago and still unsure if male or female. They are supposed to be pure blue copper marans but not sure about markings whether that’s actually correct). Any help appreciated please- I’m still learning 🫣
  9. D

    Ginger turned out to be George

    New chicken mom here—I have a beautiful 6 month old frizzled Easter egger rooster. I wasn’t SUPPOSED to have a rooster, but here we are. I am struggling with him, as he is pulling lots of feathers off of my hens’ backs. To be transparent, he does not like my husband ( lol, competition?), but...
  10. N

    Roosters and Mating

    So, I plan on owning a rooster, and he’ll be part of a home with 5 hens. What are somethings I should be expecting from him being around them? :confused:
  11. K

    Roosters - San Diego

    Looking to find a good, kind home for 3 roosters, all around 7-months old. They have been friendly and sweet with our kids so far. Located in North San Diego. Any help very much appreciated!
  12. Chickycammy

    Rooster pulling hens feathers out of her head???

    I have 6 mille de fleur bantams, the hand sized ones. 2 roosters and 4 hens. Each Roo has 2 hens in their homes. I plan on getting more hens this year. Tulip my biggest Rooster has his favorite hen of his 2. Tulip loves this one hen so much that he will almost daily mate with just her. Honey the...
  13. L

    R.I.P. Sergeant Pepper

    R.I.P. Sergeant Pepper, the bantam who would be king. You were a good rooster, all the ladies survived the hawk attack. Chili and Clove made it to the pen and Bay hid not 4 feet from your eviscerated remains. The hawk flew away when I disturbed his lunch. And then 4 crows finally arrived to...
  14. Kelli_Siren

    Russian Orloff Mixes!

    So my Russian Orloff rooster mixed with 3 of my chickens and my broody silkie/Easter egger mix hatched them in the spring. They turned out so pretty! Haven’t seen a lot of Orloff mixes posted here so thought I’d share some pics. Ended up with a Delaware / Orloff who is huge, Copper Maran /...
  15. Apags18

    Question regarding young roosters!

    Sorry this is a little long! We have two 7 month old roosters, Nicodemus (or Nico), a Buff Orpington and Graybeard, a Green Queen. They grew up together in the same clutch. They had another brother in their clutch who was a crossbeak, and we found a good home for him. We would like to keep...
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  16. Kbake

    Rooster foot pad problems

    My rooster has limped off and on for several months. I have checked his foot a couple times and never noticed anything obvious. Someone once said their rooster would hurt their ankles when mounting the hens. I figured that’s what it was. But the other day he must have cut himself and I saw some...
  17. A

    Grown rooster in brooder?

    I haven't got a set up yet with a separate pen for my silkie rooster. I have other chickens but unfortunately due to him being a male and smaller he will get picked on by the other rooster/hens. (They are all bigger than him) I have the silkie chicks in the brooder but I am wondering will it be...
  18. C

    Age old question, rooster or hen

    Rooster or hen, we believe she/he is past or close to 12 weeks, doesn’t do anything a rooster does, don’t know the breed, I think it’s a jersey giant because she/he is like twice the size of the other two, a black austrolorp, and a white Easter egger, we got them when they were around 2-3ish...
  19. P

    Rooster FREE - Gaston County NC

    We have a rooster that needs a new home. He is not mean at all, in fact our older hens keep him running all day. Our hens are kept in a closed run and we have no desire to raise chicks, so he is really just another mouth to feed for us. We purchased him from TSC back in July so he’s about 6...
  20. Chicken_Trainer2007

    Please help me! my rooster needs help!!

    My rooster is a for year old rescue silkie was perfect and crowing this morning, his head is like upside down help him please, and tell me if this can be cured or not
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