Okay as of now i have cleaned chickend crap from 20 chickens off of my cute little porch for a little over a month, it threr any reason that my chickens wont go back into ther coop...i mean they used to go in w/out me even trying to heard them. i trryed leaving them in the pen for about a week...
Can Someone Tell Me When You Are Supposed To Clip There Wings? I Think I Missed IT, They Are 3 Weeks And 2 Days- And i Kno I Havn't Been Able To Transfer My Pics Yet- But I Have Them, So I Can Try And Get Them On Today- They Don't Look Like That Anymore, But the Pics Still Look Cute- LoL
well we decided since the room that the chicks werte in had a door that was ALWAYS closed to not get a screen or chicken wire on top, but when i went in on the 4th day the door waws cracked, i looked in the brooder to see hazel!(some of you may have seen the thread with the sad kitty story and...
has any1 gotten the COCHIN BANTAM ASSORTMENT FROM MCMURRAY? i think i may have gotten some frizzles in this batch, but they aren't supposed to be included in the assortment? well it's not a BADthing, they are getting feathers pointing out ward so i'm pretty sure i have 3, thanks for all your help!
i ordered my chicks from mcmurray, and was wondering, has anyone gotten a BANTAM free rare chick???? i thought that it eould stand out since it would be a standerd, but it is the same size- are there any other chickens that have black skin like silkys???? b/c i have 4 silkies, but my free rare...
i have a chick and it is not moving, it just layss there, it won't even open it's eves, it feels kinda limp when i pick her up! i kno she is still brething and if i make enough movment i can get her to open an eye, i looked, no pasty butt and i tried to get her to drink and she just took the...
No, i'm sorry, no pics yet!! but any way there here! i didn't think that they would come today, but they came at 7:00 am! i'm so exited! i identified most, but i can't find a free rare chick! they are bantam, so i thought that the rare one would be a standad? well doesn't matter i have one that...
would these make okay nest boxes, they would be nailed to the wall, but your the experts so i trust you, we can obtain another 3 or four of these (4 in each one) so if it works it will save us alot of time
I have a 250 watt red flood light bulb, thats what the feed store told me to use,my brooder is all cardboard and i have chicken wire on top, will the bulb be to hot for 30 chicks (mabe more)
AND i would also like to ask you how many chicks you have, and what bulb wattage do you use
my cat had been missing for about 2 weeks, we live in a rural area so it isn't uncommon for my cats to run away, but this cat had always stayed close to home, rarley left the property, somtimes we would look out the window and see him laying asleep in the corn feild, well apperently he didn't...
if i were to have my run attached to my coop on the side where the door would be, could i get away with not having a door? the run has a roof so nothing could get in, that way they could always have access to the run and coop, just for those times when i'm away for a week or so, that way they...
what time do bantam cochin roos (not sure if that makes a difference) ussually crow, i heard sunrise, but what time (lancaster county pa time) is this on average
when i have my darlings in the brooder what is the absolute LONGEST time that they could be out of the brooder without dammage, my brooder is really tall, so i will have to take hem out, but how long can they be out for
i know that they eat bugs, can they eat grubs?
do any of you have a list you can share of food i can and can't give them, i think i can give them oats right?, we have a "grub infested" yard, so i really hope that they can eat them
when my chicks are 6 weeks and they get moved outside into the coop, do i need a light, i didn't think you needed one once they left the brooder but alot of pictures seem to have them, what am i missing??
for 25 chicks (not all hen, not sure yet) how many 12"x12" nest boxes would i need, i have a roost, but my questions are,
#1-how many nest boxes do i need
#2- how long does the roost have to be
#3-will some hens lay (sleep) in the nest boxes, will some sleep on the floor or would that be bad...
please comment, or ask questions im a rat expert as well, yes there rats PLEASE don't call them mice (they find it offencive )
my babies, some look the same, trust me theres 6
here is the front (recently painted)
here is where im going to put the small fenced in area, there going to free range so i don't want to fence in THAT much, for 25 bantams would a 14ft x 8ft fence work?
these, we were unsure of what they were at first, but soon learned they are "vent...