Posts by Ridgerunner

I agree, it is a personal choice. Before I got my first chickens after I moved here, I researched what diseases are prevalent in this area. There had been one case of Marek’s reported in this county in the previous two years for...

Quote:Originally Posted by lauranickerson I have Golden Comet pullets (and some Golden Comet cockerels apparently, that came from the same trough at a feed store) and Black Sex Link cockerels (sold straight run, and just my luck...

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/784223/when-do-chicks-start-to-roost Check my post in this thread.

What I do is open the door and walk away. Sometimes it takes a few days before one builds up the courage to go outside. When one finally does, the rest usually follow pretty quickly. With my last batch, most were outside within 15...

How big is your coop? One roost across it is probably plenty. For three hens I’d suggest a minimum of 3 feet total roost length. More will not hurt but is not required. The roost needs to be a least a foot off the wall. How high? ...

This shows the fertile egg photos. http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008&p=6 This gives good information on incubating...

Quote:Originally Posted by ChickensAreSweet Oftentimes chicks won't roost until 2, 3, 4 months old. It is completely normal to huddle on the floor until older. I agree. Most of the time my brooder raised chicks start roosting...

Yeah, the pile of feathers and middle of the day could be a fox, though that part of only missing the head sounds more like a raccoon or maybe a hawk. I really don’t know but if you found a paw print, I’d go with fox, especially during...

Sorry you got that damage. Clean-up and repair is a pain but I’m glad you and yours were not hurt. I was lucky. I measured three inches of rain but no wind damage. No trees, no nothing. The private road didn’t even wash that bad.

Fred brings out a very good point. Why are you removing your roosters and do you plan to keep any? Your individual goals should drive your decision. If you are planning on breeding for show, the longer you can delay making the...