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Thank you so much for this by the way! I switched the flock to pellets and I think that helped a lot.

Hi there! Sorry for the delay haven't checked this forum in a while. She is doing much better, still at the bottom of the pecking order in our mixed flock but growing and acting normally for several months now. :)

I have a 20 week old spitzhauben rooster and a 20 week old Owlbeard. They have 13 hens, 4 of which are older. We had 3 other roosters we recently culled, those 3 were crowing frequently. The 2 remaining I have not yet heard crow. Will this change?

Chickens joining me for my zoom meetings outside today

I am so grateful for these thoughtful, wonderful answers. What a lovely community to participate in! Thank you all for your time and attention. Will remember to follow up with my kids experiences after we get proceeding down.

Thank you for this story

we are first year chicken owners and will be culling and eating the extra cockerels. it is important to us that our children know where food comes from, but we don’t want to do something they may not be ready for by allowing them to participate in the process. I did not grow up in a family...

Thank you I feel legit famous

So excited 😆 yay!!!

Thanks I screamed this morning to my husband out of excitement

Thank you I’m so excited I’m going to frame the screenshot of main page!! 🙏😊

Thanks for your help- photos of her and poop attached! She is eating 18% grower feed, whole grain version from milefour. Treats I give greens from garden, mealworms, scratch mix with corn and sunflower. I have given her a mash of the food with hot water and some oatmeal, yolks a few times which...

I have a Dutch Owlbeard, named Minnie, 14 weeks old, seems slightly smaller than the others, seems a little bony but still eating and drinking albeit slowly. Had a sister who was culled as a younger chick (named Merriweather, culled around 8 weeks old), who was fine and then went downhill...

I bought svart honas from greenfire farms and have 4 cockerels free in Redding CT.

Hello! I have 4 Svart hona cockerels inn need of new homes. We are in Redding, CT and they are free to pick up. All are 10 weeks old and bought from greenfire farms.