Poor baby! I had the same problem with my roosters but I didn't cull them! I would never! I don't think anyone should cull their roosters unless they are severely injured and unable to survive. I rehomed three of my roosters to a chicken rescue near me and to this day, they are having a happy...
No, They are too little to tell. Head size doesn't matter especially if they are different breeds. When they are about 8 weeks or so, you will be able to tell.
Do you have any roosters? If so, it is from the rooster getting on top of them and scratching up their back.
If you don't have roosters, I would say it is from the others pecking at them. Chickens will groom one another and pluck out feathers from each other. I have the same problem with two of...
Use HARDWARE CLOTH! Chicken wire gets rusted super easy and predators can easily rip right through it and kill all your chickens. We built our chicken coop with chicken wire and about less than a year later, (When the wire was rusted) a ground predator got in, killed our favorite rooster, and...
Yes... I knew that was probably why you were worried about having a rooster... If he does turn out to be a roo, you can find a chicken rescue near you that will take him and give him a happy life! We had five roosters and had to end up rehoming three of them to a rescue because they were...