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[KristinaM]

Not sure what his problem is. I have a couple of roosters that would love that beautiful girl

Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t have much choice. Big girls don’t want him and Katica is the only one his size. I always take one rooster and two hens from the same breed. Sadly two months ago a hawk took one that was simmilar to Katica, she was just white, with beige and brown dots.

 

[janiedoe]

Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t have much choice. Big girls don’t want him and Katica is the only one his size. I always take one rooster and two hens from the same breed. Sadly two months ago a hawk took one that was simmilar to Katica, she was just white, with beige and brown dots.

I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[RedwoodCoastChick]

I live in Lika, a valley that is surrounded by mountains. Summer has perfect weather, chilly nights, but it’s very warm during the day, there isn’t a lot of rain and my land has a lot of trees that provides enough shade for my chickens, although they still have enough sun to sunbathe Winters on the other hand are quite rough. In the last few years we didn’t have a lot of snow, but rain replaced the snow and my Silkies aren’t too happy with it. They sleep in the house with me currently because they got ill. They got wet one day and I took them inside right away, blow dryed them but the next they they started sneezing and coughing so we called the vet and he gave us the meds and they’re not too happy with that, but today they seem a little bit better. October here is not that cold, during the day it’s still quite warm 12-15°C, during the night it’s 2-4°C but it’s quite rainy. My mom and I built them the coop in our barn and we isolated it with styrofoam which wasn’t a good idea since they all love pecking it so we need to fix that asap. We connected the coop to the yard and we had to buy a lot of nets to protect them, we have a big problem with hawks. A few months ago a hawk picked up a hen right in front of my eyes when I went in the house for two minutes and since then I started taking extra good care of them. We dont have a big problem with foxes and other predators, just the damn hawks. But all in all that’s Lika

Wow, thank you for such a detailed reply! Lika sounds lovely, and I'm sure your chickens have a safe and comfy home with you. We have a hawk problem, too, so my girls can't free range, alas. I have hawk netting over their large outdoor yard - so far, so good. Yes, I can imagine the hens deciding styrofoam is something that needs pecking & picking at! Not food, ladies, not food! (Mine pecked the paper labels off the water jugs I keep in the coop - I didn't expect that. Why, ladies, why?)

Jurek is a very handsome boy! Such interesting feather colors and patterns - I've never seen one anything like him, even in the poultry breed books.

 

[KristinaM]

Wow, thank you for such a detailed reply! Lika sounds lovely, and I'm sure your chickens have a safe and comfy home with you. We have a hawk problem, too, so my girls can't free range, alas. I have hawk netting over their large outdoor yard - so far, so good. Yes, I can imagine the hens deciding styrofoam is something that needs pecking & picking at! Not food, ladies, not food! (Mine pecked the paper labels off the water jugs I keep in the coop - I didn't expect that. Why, ladies, why?)

Jurek is a very handsome boy! Such interesting feather colors and patterns - I've never seen one anything like him, even in the poultry breed books.

I did the same thing. We have a really bog yard and it’s full of trees so I have no idea how he got through it, I was in the yard the whole day watching over them, feeding them, petting them, gardening and I ran into the house just to get some coffee, I was gone for a minute and it happened. My naked neck rooster attacked the hawk, he’s quite territorial, he wanted to grab one of my Brahmas but they were too big so he went after a smaller, easier target unfortunately. After that I also had to put a netting over a smaller part of my yard and they’re safe now, he can’t get them but I still check on them every 15 minutes just to be sure
They sure do love pecking at things they shouldn’t, but sometimes I just can’t stop them even tho I try my best. They always find their way to do things they shouldn’t do
Jurek is definitely a handsom boy, but his personality is even better. He’s a special little guy that likes bigger ladies and he’s always trying to be an alpha male even tho it’s not working for him. He’s way too brave for his size It’s fun to watch how all their personalities mix, they’re all different in their own way.

 

[Chive]

Hey there, welcome to BYC. We're so glad you have joined!
Your rooster and hen are beautiful! What a lovely pair!
It's to bad he doesn't really like her. It sounds like he is a very determined rooster.