I have a beautiful Barred Rock Roo. He is 4 months old and has just found his voice. Unfortunately I live in city limits and can not keep him. I need to find a home for him soon. If anyone in my area in interested please let me know. I live in the Oregon City/Milwaukie, Oregon area.
Hi All. I'm sure this has been discussed many times. I'm just very concerned for my other girls and want to do what I can to keep them safe. I have 3 Black Sexlinks about 10 months old. They have been giving me about 16 to 18 eggs a week since they were 6 months. The last three days Elizabeth...
Currently I have 3 Black Sexlinks and I want to get 2 or 3 more chicks. Since the 3 I have are black, I want to add color to my little flock. My biggest worry is the newbies being picked on. I thought about Wyandottes and Buff Orpingtons, but they are kind of docile. Would they be tuff enough...
I'm wondering how you store your eggs. I know some people talk about not refrigerating their eggs. I'm wondering how long they would keep and what is the advantage in doing so.
Hi All. My question is about the blood spots you sometimes get in eggs. I have 3 Black Sexlinks about 6 1/2 mouths old. They started laying about 2 months back. I feed them organic layer pellets, a couple hand fully of scratch and fresh kitchen scraps(veggies and meat scraps, pasta, rice). Some...
I haven't dealt with chickens since I was a child. Many years ago. So, I have a 15 week old black sex-link. Last night she was laying on the floor of the coop in a corner. Concerned, I set her in a box of pine shavings for comfort.this morning she was still there. She didn't perk up at all when...
Hi. I'm in Gladstone, OR. I got 4 day old Black Sex-Links last week. This is my first time raising chickens since was a kid. I brought home a fairly large shipping crate from work and will be turning it into a coop with 5 grandsons as helpers. Gladstone doesn't have any rules. Next year I may...