Early spring my 3 year old rooster had gotten so mean that if you turned your back, you were getting spurred in the legs. I had enough of it and we had chicken soup. Well, the problem with not having a rooster is, hens don't have the best defense against racoons. Lost 6 birds in one night a week after our chicken dinner. Had I not heard the ruckus I might have lost them all. 3 years and I didn't lose a single bird, one week without a rooster and disaster. Now I have to seal my birds in every night and let them out each morning until my two new roosters can defend the flock...what a pain in the butt.
Early spring my 3 year old rooster had gotten so mean that if you turned your back, you were getting spurred in the legs. I had enough of it and we had chicken soup. Well, the problem with not having a rooster is, hens don't have the best defense against racoons. Lost 6 birds in one night a week after our chicken dinner. Had I not heard the ruckus I might have lost them all. 3 years and I didn't lose a single bird, one week without a rooster and disaster. Now I have to seal my birds in every night and let them out each morning until my two new roosters can defend the flock...what a pain in the butt.