I bought these 2 from a guy back in July and he told me that they were 9 months old. It took them about 2 weeks to settle and start laying. They both like to get into the box and lay their eggs. My 6 BO like to lay on the floor. One of the BR's molted in the fall and I know she stopped laying...
I have a question about getting rid of the mites on the walls of my coop. I did not paint the inside of the coop. I have sprinkled DE on the chickens, coop floor, nesting box and in their run. The problem has been getting better. Should I make a whitewash with the DE and paint the walls? How...
I like to make soft boiled and deviled eggs. Does anyone else have a problem with peeling the shells off the eggs? The eggs don't really look that great for deviled eggs. They still taste great. Is there a secret? I didn't have this problem with "store" bought eggs. Thanks
I just purchased 2 barred rock hens this Sunday. The seller than came back Monday morning and dropped off a 50 lbs bag of layer feed. I was told that they were laying hens. It has now been 3 days and nothing. They are in with 6 buff orpingtons that are 20 weeks. There hasn't been any problems...