Question, about how to manage chicks with my flock. Still thinking about adding to my flock. If I get chicks do I keep them inside like I did the hens I have now, or will the hens take them in as if they were hatched by...
I've been reading several of the threads on Egg Bound hens and tried everything I've read. I have a comet that is just miserable. She tries and tries but nothing. I've tried the warm baths, rubbing her carefully as to...
This afternoon while my ladies and their rooster were out and about, one of the neighborhood dogs got loose and reaked havoc. My rooster J.J. was killed and several of my hens have huge lumps on their chests. THere aren't any...
Isn't it too late in the year for a hen to be setting on eggs? We've had very mild winters the last few years, but I just can't bank on the idea that we'll have another this year. Should I take the eggs or let her continue?
Thank you for the suggestions. I'll try the water gun first. The grandkids just don't understand why we can't go inside to give the chickens bread crums anymore, but i'm just not really trusting Nugget to behave.
I'm getting 4 to 6 eggs a day, and I'm considering my plans for next year. The first weeks of eggs were the perfect size for us but now they are extra large eggs. What breed will lay small to medium white eggs?
My Rooster, Nugget, has turned into a total menace. He is mean and hard to handle. When my husband is around he behaves himself, but when it's just me, he is unruly. Will this behavior ever calm down? During...
