Recent content by alleydebbie

Sounds like you are doing everything you're supposed to do. I have found my girls slow down or stop laying in the winter months. sad but true....

When I went to put my girls to bed (in the coop) I noticed one was missing. As it was about dark, I was unable to look for her very well. I went out the next day and looked all over my yard but could not find her. I let the girls out (they free range) and as I came around to the porch I found...

I lost my RIR rooster. I don't know if he was attacked by a chicken hawk or one of my dogs got him. Anyway, I want to hatch some eggs fertilized by him. I read somewhere that a roos can give enough sperm to fertilize eggs for up to 3 to 4 weeks after he is no longer around. I also read that RIR...

I just lost my rooster and my hens have just started laying. I haven't found another RIR rooster and have read that the hens carry the sperm for 3 to 4 weeks. I was thinking about getting a small incubator and hatch some eggs. I was wondering about they hens accepting the chicks after they are...

I just inquired about that because I just lost my rooster...he would not leave my small dogs alone and they ganged up on him! That was that! I wanted to know how many fertile eggs they would lay after being with the rooster and I found out that 3 to 4 weeks possibly. I LOVE this website!! I've...

Ok Normally I would take a spoon and try to get it out but this egg I got this morning has a red spot on the yolk that will not come off/out!! What could that mean?

I am addicted to my chickens for sure!!! They will eat out of my hands!! I have 7 hens and have found 5 eggs so far but they are not laying in the nesting boxes. We put some of the starter eggs in there to motivate them to lay in there and today I found one egg in the box and one under the...

My RIR ( I have 7) are about 20 weeks old and one laid her first egg yesterday. I'm so excited...but she didn't lay again today!!

I have a RIR rooster that is becoming aggressive! I carry a water bottle with me and when he comes up to me I spray him and he goes away. Or I don't allow him to scare me! I reach down and pick him up and rub his neck and comb and waddle....I think he likes it!!! haha

My RIR hen laid her first egg yesterday! She ran to the nest and sat in there like she was going to lay today but she didn't. Does that sound normal?

Did you get your chickens when they were chicks? I did and all mine are RIR. They are only 4 mos old and they are very friendly at this point. You may have to win their trust. Your RIR looks like my rooster BTW!

My Ex called them starter eggs! When you see one of them then you know your chickens are getting ready to start laying!! Have fun!