Posts by CoopD'Etat

Isn't that great? I have a hen ( Pandora) who is so smart! She teaches everyone bad tricks like how to escape from the chicken yard :)Too curious for her own good... I also have a hen with a gimpy foot who loves to run in a...

Are they fully fledged out? Will it be warm enough for them, especially at night? If so, try it with your supervision first and see how everyone does together. Maybe you could separate off some of your coop and put the little girls...

I'd wait a day or two for them to recover from their journey and then mix them asap after that. The big girls will bully the others a little at first, but soon they will all be one happy family I've done this several times and it has...

I agree with everyone. I think she is getting broody. I have 13 silkies and one or two are broody all the time. What silly birds they are!I would try setting up a little box with a lid ( like a small cat litter box in shape) with some...

I have 12 nice nest boxes. They lay in three, and also lay in the corner of the room. Oh well. Whatever makes them happy, right? At least they are laying in the house, and not under it!For a while, my chickens all started laying under...

One breed that I will avoid in the future  in terms of being loud is the standard  sized Silver Laced Wyandotte. My experience with those girls is that they are very loud and mouthy. Mine have also been pretty skittish as...