I see a lot of you post pictures of you or loved ones holding a chicken. My flock is around 24 weeks old. They come a running when they see me outside, and they have a lot of (I think?) endearing vocalizations, but there's not a one that I can get to allow me to touch them, let alone pick them...
I started getting eggs from twenty one week old hens this week. I have about 30 lbs of the flock raiser feed left. Can I use it up before switching to the layer feed? Should I mix the old with the new and use it up, or just toss it? Also, is there any risk in eating the eggs from the flock...
My flock is nearly four months old and doing really well (21 birds). I have 2 1/2 acres and would like to let them run around the yard during the day. I was thinking of letting them out of the run shortly before dark, just to see if they'll return to the run/coop when it got really dark. My yard...
Hello all - long time lurker, first time poster.
I've lived in my current home for ten years. I have 2 1/2 acres, and I'm the small lot in my area. I live in an undeveloped part of one of the biggest suburbs in the Twin City area. For several years my Mom, a farm girl, insisted I should raise a...