Posts by greenckick

I reviewed the Learning Center pages on Chicken Illness but it is tough to sort through and I would appreciate some advice. Went to let the girls out of the coop this morning and once the water was filled I realized I was one hen...

At 14 weeks that is a roo. Hope he is a good one. We had to get rid of our BO roo a couple weeks ago at 27 weeks he was getting progressively aggressive, and it was time for him to go. Otherwise he was a good roo, slept in till 6am,...

Need a little reassurance from you nice folks. I have 2 laying hens (27 weeks) and 6 girls (10-12 weeks old). They are seperated in different coops until the little ones are big enough to defend themselves as needed from the big...

I am right there with you. I asked my husband to get rid of our Rooster this week. A part of me is sad to lose George, but the other part of me will be relieved to see him go. He is a good rooster for the girls, gentle, he shares...

I too have two flocks at the moment. The big girls (one Dominique and one BO) and the roo, George are 26 weeks old and the new girls (2 RIR, 2 Partridge Rocks, and 2 Buckeys) are 12 weeks old. The big girls spend the day in the playpen...

To ease your fears and allow your remainig flock the joy of playing outside you may need to cover the fenced portion. We have a chicken play pen in the back yard for the girls to play during the day- we used rope and fruit tree net to...

We got a batch of 8-10 week old chicks last week and stuck them in a chicken tractor next to the big hen pen. When I went to close the door between the coop and the run they were all lined up on the roost bar. If your coop does not...

Oh! I just saw your question about heat tolerant. We are in North Carolina and she has been fine in the heat and humidity this summer. Even with all those +100 days in a row- she kept right on laying during it too.

My vote is for the Dominique. We had two but lost one to an owl. We have Beauty and she really is lovely. She is friendly and is easy to handle. Great personality- they are talkative and outgoing but real sweeties. She is a pig with...

So we got 6 new chicks that are 8-10 weeks old and they have been in the chicken tractor next to the big chicken play pen housing the roo George and his two ladies (25 weeks old). The older hens have shown no interest in the coop full...