Tips For Building Trust With Your Rooster

Creating a bond with your rooster requires patience, understanding, and consistency. Here are three tips to enhance your interaction with them: Regular, Gentle Handling: Start handling your rooster from a young age, if possible. Regular, gentle interaction helps build trust. Approach them calmly and…

Communicating With The Flock: The Rooster’s Role

Roosters play a pivotal role in the social structure of the chicken world. They are not just protectors but also communicators. Here’s what their behavior signifies: Crow Call: Roosters crow to announce their presence, assert their territory, and maintain flock cohesion. It’s their way…

Healthy Herbs For Chickens: Rosemary

Rosemary is an excellent herb for chickens, offering several benefits: Respiratory Health: Rosemary can help improve respiratory health in chickens. Its strong aroma is known to clear nasal passages and aid in respiratory wellness. Pest Repellent: The strong scent of rosemary is a natural…

Coop Winter Weatherproofing Tips

Weatherproofing your chicken coop is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, it ensures the health and comfort of your chickens. Exposure to extreme temperatures, be it scorching summer heat or freezing winter cold, can lead to stress, reduced egg production, and even health issues like…

The Protective Instinct Of Roosters

Roosters possess a strong and innate protective instinct, which plays a crucial role in the dynamics of a chicken flock. This instinct is a fascinating aspect of their behavior and has several key elements: Guardian of the Flock: Roosters are naturally inclined to act…

Dominance And Roosters

Dominance, especially in the form of aggressive behavior, is not an effective or recommended approach when dealing with chickens. Unlike some other animals, using dominance as a means of control or training can lead to various issues in a flock. Here’s why dominance doesn’t…

Taming The Storm 10/13/23

Meet Storm, my young Deathlayer rooster and a little fireball. I hatched him in April and he was a sweetheart … he was a sweetheart up until his girls started laying. One day, I went in his run with my granddaughter and he charged…

Coexisting With A Rooster

Living with a rooster can be difficult, stressful, and wonderful … all at the same time. A rooster’s number one role is to protect “his girls.” When you have a young rooster, he is learning his role and acting on instinct. My rooster Storm,…

Eggs & Incubator Photo Gallery

Eggs & Incubator: The joy of hatching chicks is a magical experience that unfolds like a story of new beginnings. From the anticipation of the first cracks in the eggshell to the moment a tiny, chirping ball of fluff emerges, the journey is nothing…

Cluck-tastic Capers: Ironman

Clucktastic Capers: A short story inspired by my hen Ironman … Once upon a time, on a quaint little farm, there lived a remarkable hen named Ironman. Unlike the other hens, Ironman possessed extraordinary strength and resilience that made her stand out from the…