Recent content by intheredhomestead

Thank you all for your replies! I appreciate it. @Shadrach - thank you for sharing your article. I was an anthropology major and studied wildlife ecology, so it was wonderful reading your article and putting the instincts and genetics to reason! I learned a lot! I will try consistency, and be...

Oh I know, I currently live in Utah and it always gets a laugh when I tell people what his name is. A polygamous boy and all his ladies!

So, my rooster used to love being held, raised him as a chick. He was the first one to come up to me and sit on my shoulder when he was a cockerel, and then he matured. I understand that natural roo behavior once they mature is they become more...roostery, and I appreciate that. BUT, he...

Yeah, I'm currently building a bigger coop that is about 12'x5' and they get free range time all day every day in the yard that is about 3000 square feet. I have some branches in the run itself, but I can add more!

This is great information, thank you so much! For the past couple of days, I've had the chick in my bathroom in a large brooder-like box to sleep. I've brought it inside at the end of the day when the other group goes into their coop for the night. The run space is a decent size, about a...

Hi everyone! I just recently acquired a "refugee" chicken from my neighbor, who originally had 3 chicks (believed to be about 5-6 weeks?) but 2 of them died so she only had one left. She gave it to me as I have a flock of 6 currently (current flock has buffs (cockerel is top of pecking...

Hey Yall, I feel like I already know the answer to this - but I would love to get your thoughts and feedback. I have 2 Buffs, both purchased at the same time from the local farm store. We have Meryl Peep and Goldie Hen: Meryl Goldie (or Kurt) The comb/waddle on Goldie/Kurt is definitely...

That's alright, I think I did everything I could to give it a fighting chance. Only thing was I felt somewhat responsible, but maybe I gave it a couple extra days of life.

It didn't make it :( I felt so bad

The ramp is at about a 45 degree angle, probably less. I have seen them use it as I've tried to lure them up it with dried mealworms. They struggled at first but I think they're getting the hang of it. The going up seems a bit easier than the "sliding" down it. The coop itself is probably a 5x5...

ah okay, I may be confusing them by waiting until it's dusk before I move them in. They're getting a bit better but still just hanging out in the run by the time I go out there.

Hi everyone, I have an abandoned baby qual (California or Gambel's, hard to tell) that is probably about 2 days old, it's just starting to get in the start of its wing feathers. It was crying outside the other night right before a wind and rain storm came through. I waited about 15 minutes and...

Thank you so much! Haha, it is definitely dramatic right now. I have 6 of them and only 2 like to be held so the rest just start squawking once the moving begins. I appreciate your help!

Hi everyone! Chick newbie here! I just moved my chicks (5-6ish weeks old) outside to their coop/run as the weather is maintaining about 70 to 75 degrees. It's been about 5 days or so. They love it, however I've noticed that they haven't figured out when it gets dark that it's time to go up the...