We got 6chicks from TSC, the only info on the pen was "pullets" they have black feathers & a black stripe on the beak. I'm guessing Austrolorpe? I would have attached a pic, but after 3 tries, I gave up.
mrkep
Our 8 Buckeye hens, almost 3 yrs old, have finally laid 2 eggs. They had a heavy molt last Oct., and have not laid an egg since,,, until this morning, found 2. The eggs were not in the nest boxes, just in a corner of the coop. We have...
I use a home made feeder that will hold a full 50lb bag. I made it when I started with chickens because I started with a straight run of 25. Now, due to culling the roos and losing some hens, I have 8 hens. I plan to add some next...
My 8 Buckeyes haven't been eating much, if any, of the Dumor pellets. The girls are 2 1/2 years old and have just finished molting. I filled the feeder on July first . The feed doesn't have any odor that I can smell, but there is lots...
A couple weeks ago I asked here about lots of feathers in the run. The consensus was a molt. Now there are more feathers in the coop than litter. The girls are Buckeyes, born (hatched) 6/6/2010, and they first molted winter of...
I agree about keeping them, I got into this to have help with composting garden leftovers and as another retirement project. The eggs are a great benefit but if they produce only 6 each week, we will eat that many. I...
My 9 Buckeyes, 2 yrs old, are losing lots of feathers. The feathers are all the fliffy, small ones , looks like from the breast & belly area. No one hen has a noticible bald spot. The weather here has been hot, 90-95, for...
