roosters
Preparing for Predators
Prepare for predators like raptors, rat snakes, American mink, Cooper’s hawks, with netting and reflectors.
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Rooster Attack: The Three Strikes Rule for Bad Boys
Aggressive roosters can harm hens, hurt humans and other animals. When do you choose to butcher?
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Rooster Behavior in Your Backyard Flock
Bruce and Elaine Ingram share their tips and tricks for understanding and managing rooster behavior.
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The Big Red Rooster Rescue
Helen Cooper, who owns the sanctuary, was disappointed to see a considerable surge in abandoned roosters during the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s been trying to help those cockerels, some dumped in towns and villages and left to fend for themselves.
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Ask the Expert August/September 2022
Our experts answer reader questions about poultry.
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Why do Roosters Crow? Find Out and Get Answers to Other Odd Chicken Questions!
Why do roosters crow? You may automatically dismiss this as a beginner chicken question, but have you really stopped to think about all that crowing?
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One Rooster Too Many?
The hen-to-rooster ratio refers to the ideal number of hens per rooster. The average optimal ratio for heavier breeds is eight hens per rooster, although a peak-form rooster can handle 12 or more.
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