Posts by ColoradoChicks

Thanks!  That's what I needed to know!

I have a rooster problem.   I have nine hens over a year old.  Then a rooster and three hens that are about 9 mos. old.  The rooster has begun to assert his domination over the flock.  All is mostly well....

Well, I let mine out every day, above zero or not.  They figure out how cold it is quickly.  Some brave the weather, some head back into the coop.  However, maybe you need to reinforce your coop a bit.  They should...

I have three Black Copper Marans from My Pet Chicken.  They arrived happy and healthy on August 9th.  Their legs are currently "lightly" feathered.  They're funny, never stray far from each other, and have accepted their...

I just adopted a hen today from a neighbor.  She was giving Sofia away because she thought Sofia was lonely.  She's been by herself for a while.   This is only night one, but she refused to go to either of the roost...

I have some decisions to make about an upgrade to our coop/run/goat shed and I have a question about where feeders should be placed.   I have an established chicken coop/run for my nine hens and one pullet.  I added four...

Thanks again everyone!    I just got five live chicks that had been on order since January (!) and put them under another broody hen.  She rejected all but one.  She is the polar opposite of my other mama hen...

Thanks!  We don't have anything called flockraiser at my local feed store, but I'll look into it.  I've never used oyster shell before, but I think they have it.  

Hi All,   I've got a mama hen with a week old foster chick.  She's not a particularly good mama (first time) but she's learning    Anyway, even though I put chick feed close to the nesting box where she...

Thanks for the input Ridgerunner.   I've gotten all of my limited chicken knowledge from the good people on this forum.   While I"m a bit disappointed that I don't have a specially talented and gifted chick  I'm...