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Has anyone ever kept a rooster completely separate from the hens? I introduced a 20 week old black Australorp rooster to my 8- 4 yo hens and he was doing great. It's been about a month he's been with them. Usually does the kittle wing dance for them to "ask permission". I have been introducing...

Hello :) I need some help figuring out how to introduce the new members of this flock together. Currently have 8 laying hens. 9 in the brooder that are 13 weeks old. Acquiring a 15 week old Black Australorp rooster next week. What would be the best order and way to introduce these birds? I would...

I have a total of 8 hens. 4 are Silver Laced Wyandottes. 1 of them is the dominant hen. The other 3 have feathers missing from the area where it would usually be missing from a rooster and it's very red. I have seen her mount other hens. No blood that I can see and no sign of pests that I can...

Does anyone know where I can get a premade nesting box that accesses from the exterior? We have a coop built but hubby doesn't have time to make me one to attach to it. The one I have now with 5 boxes can only be accesses from inside the coop. I found one with about 4 boxes from Carolina coops...

I'm making this thread to post information specifically about the Sapphire Olive Eggers from Hoover's Hatchery. They are a new breed for them and I can't find very much information on the anywhere. (NOT A SAPPHIRE GEM - THEY LAY BROWN EGGS) These lay olive eggs. I contacted the hatchery and...

Hello All, I have some EEs in the brooder. 3 weeks old. This one has a different feather pattern than the other 2 girls. Could this pattern indicate a cockerel? The first pic is the one in question. The second is the pullet.Egger, Feather,

I'm having zero luck finding any pictures of this particular chicken. I have 2 1/2 week old Sapphire Olive Egger chicks from Hoover Hatchery. (NOT Sapphire Gems). There is very little information on them anywhere. I really want to know what the rooster for this breed would look like as I suspect...

Hello everyone. I have an opportunity to get some Sapphire Olive Eggers from Hoover Hatchery. The website says they're a new breed so I was wondering in anyone has gotten any and can tell me about them. Especially their temperament as I have small children and any other information. Thank you much.

Has anyone ever had a rooster kill hens when mating with them? We have a rooster and used to have 10 hens. Most of them were getting bare backs and heads from mating and of course some were worse than others. A few weeks ago we found a hen dead in the large coop. No blood, no wounds. She may...

My hens are laying ZERO eggs. I have 5 laying hens that were laying 3-5 eggs a day pretty consistently through the spring and summer. Got 7 new raised from chicks. About 13 weeks old now. All have been integrated into new bigger coop for about 3 weeks. Were laying for the first week in the new...

Would these lentils for for sprouting for the chickens?

I'm trying to ferment my chicken feed. I out nature's best organic layer pellets in the mason jar, added water, left lid just barely on, set on the back of my countertop. Stirring once a day. Today is the third day it's been in there. It smells like broccoli. Is this normal? I hear people say...

Hello. Getting ready to integrate flock tomorrow. I was wondering. I have an 11 week old Jersey Giant rooster with the 6 Pullets I got a few weeks ago. Will he be top of pecking order even though he's young? He already acts like he owns the place. Lol. They will be meeting my 5 laying hens...

Hello Everyone, I need advice on merging my chickens. Here's my situation. New coop built 2 weeks ago. Moved 7 new chickens out to new coop. (11 weeks, 1-JG ROOSTER & 6 Pullets including Jersey Giants, Australorp & Orpingtons) 2 days ago divided coop in half, moved in 5 hens (7 month old...

I'm so happy about the beautiful nesting box my husband built for me. He took my drawing and ideas and created just what I wanted. The bottom 2 boxes are 24" w x 18" h x 18"d for my Jersey Giants. The top 3 are 16" w x 18" h x 12" deep for everyone else. I painted it 2 colors. A darker gray...

Is it normal for an Easter Egger Rooster to not have any wattles or redness in wattle area at 8 weeks?

I've had my chicken separated for 5 days. Had baseball sized crop. Gave just water & egg/olive oil and crop massages. Now down to a hard ball the size of a quarter and is pooping. For 2 days have apple cider vinegar water to flush. Still has very hard quarter sized ball in morning before food...

My Black Australorp has been isolated for 48 hrs. to treat an impacted crop. Crop is almost empty so going very well. She has not laid an egg in the isolation area. There is a makeshift nest box for her and a roost. I'm wondering if it's normal for them to not lay in this situation. And also...