I am in north eastern Ohio it was around 47 last night I have 16 girls about 15 weeks old Should I close the coop door at night or should I let them get used to the colder weather and leave the door open. I would like them to...
18 week old chicks out side all summer, now (in northeaster ohio) it is getting cool at night. Should I close their door on the cool evenings or should I leave it open so they will slowly get used to our winters. I was...
Can some one explain what the pecking order is all about? I have a group of mixed ages that do well together except at night. They fight over a position on the roost. The roost is plenty big. A few of them peck and...
I have mixed the ages carfully with good advice from everyone on this web site. I was given 3 1 yr olds and then got 4 babies waited till the babies were 2 months old and brought them out during the day and kept them in a dog...
I had this problem with several and I learned that the paper towel or rag was rough on the chicks bum so I just let a little warm water run over the area and it came off alot easier then I followed up with vasoline. Good Luck
I have a group of chickens 3 1 yr olds and 4 teen agers and 9 8 week olds that are roosting in the nesting boxes any tricks to keep them out? Now I have dirty nesting boxes.
