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Free to good home old English game bantam rooster * months old bring a cage and take him home anyone interested send a pm to arrange.

The big bobcat story ( no pictures it happened too fast) I was letting my banties freeranging in the yard for a couple of hours like I normally do daily. I was washing the drinking fountain with the high pressure nozzle and the flock was scattered around the backyard. about 15 feet away from me...

It get to the 90s and sometimes 100s and high humidity. They have plenty of shade in the run and ventilation in the coop.

Before and after pictures

Thanks everybody for your replies, I guess he will have to go through life looking like a Marine corps D I

I might be able to get a pic in the morning. His comb has about 3/8 of an inch ridge running the full length of his head of healthy looking comb, the top of what is left looks light pink.

My OEGB rooster pulled an escape during a snowy cold spell and got frostbite ( he spent 2 days & nights up a tree). His comb turned black except for 3/8 of an inch of it and the damaged part has fallen off. Will this grow back? How long will it take to grow back? Will this affect how he deals...

When my two hens are not broody they will produce about 6 eggs in a week each, as for fighting I don't know I only have the one rooster till the cockerel gets older now for broody both hens went broody at the same time this spring and one just hatched out 7/7 3 days ago and they both are good...

Not always, sometimes they will stalk to see if humans are near and try to come back when they think it's safer. I only let mine out in the evening for a couple of hours before sunset when I can sit and watch. I have scared off dogs, feral cats and shot a raccoon and 3 skunks trying to get a...

Where the deer and the antelope romex (12-2 with ground)

Electrifying , I got a big charge out of this I guess it's time for me to go ohm

Just a shot in the dark here but, since she lays in the sawdust could it help if you took out the straw and replaced it with the sawdust?

Try putting golf balls in the nestbox. That worked for my wandering hens.