Good morning all,
Yesterday my dog pushed his way into the chicken yard. Pushed the gate open and off he went. When I first saw what was happening, he was streaking across the chicken yard right on the tail...
Thank you all for your replies. Reinforced what I suspected. These being my first chickens, I wanted to give him a chance, but I really don't want to always have to carry a baseball bat or hotshot and be looking backwards...
I have 18 beautiful Black Australorp 9 month-old chickens, 17 hens and 1 gorgeous roo. The rooster has become aggressive in the past month or so; it seems that his aggression corresponds to the time I started letting them free...
Hi all,
I have 17 pullets/hens that were hatched Feb. 1. So they're,...36 weeks old. They started laying at around 20 weeks, and within 3-4 weeks I was getting 12-14 eggs a day, every day. I was SO pleased...
Thanks all of you for your tips! I tried the boiling in salt water one and it works great! Thanks to all of you.
My girls, 17 of them, are now giving us 14-15 eggs a day! I am so proud of them
Hey everyone,
My babies are laying! At least, about half of them are., out of 17 girls. One roo. I got my first egg 2 weeks ago Saturday, when they were between 20 and 21 weeks old. I was so...
I feel sure this is normal behavior, but I just have to ask.
I have 18 Black Australorps, 17 pullets and the 1 rooster. Hatched out on Feb. 1. He began crowing this past weekend, and it's getting stronger each...
Thanks y'all, for your answers. I didn't think it would make them lay faster, but for some reason I thought there was something about the protein content that needed to be changed at some point. Might be getting this mixed...
