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- What to Do When Your Roosters are Fighting and How to Care for Them . . .
The head rooster is a big, burly Easter Egger, and the other two are smaller Buff Orpington Silkie crosses The head rooster established his dominance first, then the other two sorted things out between themselves Cock fighting, while a frightening thing to watch, is a necessary part of the rooster pecking order
- Keeping a House Chicken… How, When, and Why? - BackYard Chickens
Reasons why, when, and how you should keep a house chicken Includes real life examples, helpful resources, and alternative options to keeping a house chicken
- The Bantam Rooster | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
What Exactly Is a Bantam Rooster? The word “bantam” simply means small Bantam chickens are miniature versions of standard breeds, usually about one-fourth to one-half the size of a regular chicken Some breeds are naturally bantam-sized, while others are just shrunken versions of their bigger relatives A bantam rooster is, of course, the male version He crows, struts, and guards his
- Dealing With Roosters Roo Behavior - BackYard Chickens
Dealing with Roosters The purpose of this page is to help you help yourself when faced with an aggressive rooster problem and help you decide if you want to keep a rooster in your flock First of all, let's identify rooster behaviors Knowing
- Roosters: Everything You Need To Know - BackYard Chickens
Introduction This article is written to provide you with all the information on roosters that you will need to decide if you want, and how to house one I don't have a lot of experience with roosters as other people have But my rooster taught
- Removing trimming rooster spurs - BackYard Chickens
I'm sure somewhere in these many posts there is a topic about how to trim or remove the large back claw spur on a rooster We have two roosters and I've managed to trim them but always say to myself "there must be an easier way!" Could anyone who has had success with this post their procedure
- When Do Hens Roosters Mate? - BackYard Chickens
When a rooster takes part in excessive mating, hens are often stressed and even lose their physical fitness In order to avoid this situation, experts recommend having a rooster-to-hen ratio of one rooster for every 7 to 10 female chickens In this way, the rooster will be able to divide his time without stressing the hens How Do Roosters Mate?
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