Recent content by kcorus

My quick answer as a "2 years with chickens nubie" would be it's all around no big deal. I have heard around 6 hens to a rooster but not sure how true that is. I have many more than that and he's an awesome dude for the bunch. Mine free range in the back yard too. They head back into the pen...

Hi, we have a Buff Oprington hen who had broken either her foot or fractured her leg back in February. She got herself stuck between our portable generator and patio steps. We took her in the house where she stayed in a cat carrier (enjoying the fireplace for the winter, BTW). She hated when...

Thanks for the reply. When I got home from work, 6 more eggs had hatched. I'm sure there were more than just her eggs under there! The little guys were already very active. Eating crumbles and finding the water just fine. Mommy is right there and all is well. So much different than last...

Hello All, I've had chickens now for over 2 years. Finally I had a hen hatch eggs (well, the 2nd time). My question, I think is simple, but maybe not. I've read a a lot of thread's on broody hens and letting her hatch the chicks. My question is how long do I let the hen stay w/ her chicks...

I picked up 6 Asian Blue's from Tractor Supply along w/ two ducklings a few weeks ago. I was curious about the breed too, thus I stumbled across this thread. The little blues are really cute and love to be coddled. They are a more spunky than our Reds for sure. Thanks for that pic of an...

Thank you for the reply. We do indeed collect eggs. It's our 2nd year with chickens and still learning. If she came back with chicks that would be another mystery, there are no roosters in the immediate area, but still pretty cool.

Hello all, I'm not sure what's going on with one of our Araucana's lately. Our little flock right now consists of two Red Star's and two Araucana's. They are allowed to free range our property daily and almost always just hang around the the back yard. We have 20 acre's mostly wooded...