Reviews by FlockHappy

After a dog got in my coop and killed one of my dominiques, I decided I wanted a few more chickens. A friend we knew had some young Barred Rock hens he'd give to us for $5 a piece. I decided to get them so that I'd have some more layers.
When I got them, they were way too tiny for their age. Obviously they hadn't been fed right. I think he kept them in a TINY cage. They also had a cough and a gurgling in their throat. Stupid me, I still put them with my dominiques. Whatever they had got transferred to the dominiques and ended up killing all but one of them....but the little barred rocks got over it like it was nothing!
Since they were eating well now, they soon got big and beautiful. Now they way outshine my dominique hen. They haven't started laying yet, but they're just coming of age and we're just getting out of winter. Can't wait to see what these hens can do.
They're a little shy, but it's probably because they weren't properly handled by their former owner.

I traded my mallard ducks for a small flock of Dominiques. I thought it was neat that I could tell the males and females apart while they were still chicks and thus get only one rooster.
Though I handled them often, they never attached to me as I could have wished. They'll come when I call, "Here cluck, clucks", but they don't care to be held too overly much.
I got these chickens for their eggs. They did start laying a lot, but they stopped dead before the cold season came in and haven't started up yet. That was a great disappointment.
My rooster's name was Hancock. I paid especial attention to him as he grew up so that he'd be friendly. But once he grew up I had a little trouble out of him. Whenever I'd go into the coop he'd charge at me. I soon had to carry a stick when I went in there so that I could gather the eggs without him coming at me. Eventually I got him tamed down.....(by locking him up in a little pen whenever he was bad, and playing with his hens in front of him.) He absolutely hated when I picked up any of his hens and would try to jump on me.
I had originally got six of these chickens when they were young chicks. Within a week one strangely got sick and died even though I tried to help it. The rest grew up to be healthy. When I first put them out in the coup, some dogs got in and killed another. So I was down to four and decided I wanted more chickens. A friend sold me two young barred rocks. I introduced them to the flock and they transferred some sickness to my rooster and two of my hens. They died. Now I'm left with 1 dominique and 2 barred rocks.

These are on my list to get. I should be getting 15 little chicks next week!