We bought Rory here at about 3 weeks old in May. We thought he was a she, but he started showing some very roo-ish signs after a couple of weeks. Now it’s very clear that he’s, well a he. This is our first experience with such a young cockerel. We’re hoping we don’t run into [...]
I mentioned earlier that the new young chicks had sort of created their own flock. I’m not sure if it had to do with size, but I suspect that was at least part of the issue. They were often forced away from the food so that the bigger, older chickens could eat. I had to [...]
Not that long ago we got these new chicks. If you don’t recall their names, in red are Maple and Strawberry. In brown are Rory and Leda. Rory used to be Aurora until we learned that she was he. So Rory though has taken on leading his little flock. They stay with him and generally [...]