tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43231975253253842.post3646974138282815029..comments2023-03-26T14:53:55.317+01:00Comments on The Essentials For Keeping Chickens: Keep Your Chickens Laying For an Amazing 12 Yearsmark jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17743004864870831721noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43231975253253842.post-43668906946654096002010-02-11T23:01:39.785+00:002010-02-11T23:01:39.785+00:00The answers to many chicken related questions can ...The answers to many chicken related questions can be found in the book (Incredible Chickens, The Complete Guide)by Martin Ashway its advertised as a digital download on this blog.<br />Well worth reading and keeping for future refrence.mark jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743004864870831721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43231975253253842.post-75271855382051686632010-02-11T22:21:48.585+00:002010-02-11T22:21:48.585+00:00Hi Dee, There is a pecking order among all breeds ...Hi Dee, There is a pecking order among all breeds and varieties of chickens (with the exception of game chickens) that is like the steps on a ladder. This pecking order applies to both males and females. The top male in a flock or group picks on ALL the males below him and the second male in line picks on all the remaining males below him etc. etc. The same pecking order exists with females in the same fashion. Once a pecking order has been established within a group or flock, there will be little if any fighting as every chicken knows his or her place within the order. If a new male or female is introduced into the flock, he or she must establish a position or place in the pecking order which usually means there will be some fighting between the new male or female and other members of the flock until a new order is determined. <br /><br />There is no peck order among male gamecocks. A gamecock (fighting cock) will not allow another male to intimidate him. He will fight to the death rather than surrender his will to another male. This is natural and there is no way to keep two gamecocks from fighting other than total separation from one another.<br />I hope this is of some help Dee, please let me know how you get on. MARK...mark jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743004864870831721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43231975253253842.post-2819386097450292752010-02-08T09:49:28.631+00:002010-02-08T09:49:28.631+00:00Do you know if it's possible to keep two roost...Do you know if it's possible to keep two roosters together without them fighting (father & son). We started keeping hens for the first time last year and let one go broody. Two cockerals hatched from the brood and we found a home for one of them. We can't bear to kill the other as he's such a tame pet! We don't know what to do though.Greenside Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783193096121064217noreply@blogger.com