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She is doing it when laying in the coop. Once she wouldn’t lay down actually she went to bed standing I think her stomach was too bloated? Should we lay off treats and scraps? Is there a vitamin or something we can give to help

I have a hen open mouth breathing. It’s not hot out right now it was about 74 during the day but at night now about 63 and her mouth is open while she’s laying in the coop. It did rain a lot not sure if that had anything to do with it. Her energy is great and she eats like usual. Any idea why...

I have a flock of 4 hens right now. A speckled Sussex a buff Orpington and 2 bantams. I was wondering if I get a bantam rooster will it mate with the speckled Sussex or only the bantam hens.

Does anyone know where I can buy an adult bantam rooster from a reliable farm? Looking to add one to my flock?

Any place you could recommend me find a bantam rooster that is already ready to mate?

Have they mated with your standard size hens? Will 4 hens be enough for 1 bantam rooster

Do you think just my 4 hens will be okay with one rooster bantam? He won’t over mate with them?

Awesome! Which breed do you have! And what size do the chicks get to when you mix bantam w large hen

Do you think they can mate and fertilize the egg of my speckled Sussex ?

Do you think my older bigger hens would mate with the bantam successfully?

Hi I currently just have a flock of 4 backyard chickens 2 of them being bantams. I’m a little worried about getting a rooster with such a small amount of hens and then 2 of them being bantams makes me worry more. Is there a rooster breed that would safely be able to mate and live with just 4...

I’ve had chickens for 5 years now. My dad grew up with roosters and chickens however but didn’t raise them but he is very comfortable handling them.

I don’t necessarily need a pure speckled. But if I bring a bantam rooster will my speckled Sussex mate with it?

If I bring a bantam rooster will the bigger hens mate with him? Or will they bully him? I don’t have an incubator yet they occasionally do go broody but will get an incubator just in case. What is my best route to go about.

We want our speckled sussex to have babies so we can sort of keep her bloodline. We love her very much 😂.

Preferably a large breed rooster. Was thinking speckled Sussex. Would my bigger chickens mate with a mini rooster? Or would they bully him

Hi all I have 4 backyard chickens. A speckled Sussex, a buff, and 2 miniature (bantam) chickens. I was wondering if I would be able to introduce a rooster to this size flock or is it too little hen? Please let me know your thoughts.

Are 4 chickens enough to introduce a rooster? 2 of them are bantams and 1 is a 6 years old but still laying eggs.

I want my hens to have their own chicks specifically one of my hens that we love. Any recommendations on this? Should I find a friend and extract the roosters semen?

Is there a place I can buy the rooster semen to inseminate my hens or do I have to get a rooster