AzKat, thank you for the rooster, he's gorgeous. I tried to introduce him to the flock, and being the new kid on the block he thought he had to take on everyone at once, or they thought they all had to take him on. Either way, I had to segregate him for a while. Maybe I can put a few hens in a pen with him for a little while, and maybe add a rooster a little at a time. He is so gentle with me, but doesn't play well with others at the moment. Only child syndrome?
Anyone have luck adding a new roo to a flock? Mahonri's seemed to acclimate well, but he was quite a bit smaller. (and had been around other roos)
a2ms4chickens, thank you. I had no idea either. I think the mites did more damage because the chicks were only a few weeks old.
5pinkarrows, my coop sounds more impressive than it is. only the 2X4's and plywood were new, ok, and the chicken wire. The windows came out of my old house before they tore it down, the roof tiles were leftover from this house, the door was from the old house. The nesting boxes were made from scrap wood. From what I've seen chickens would rather find something they can call their own than have you make something nice for them
