against the local ordicance laws. The officer that came out didnt know all of his facts . Thanks to municicode.com I found out those facts for him . I am grandfathered in to keep my chickens. He was trying to tell me I lived in a subdivision so I got the plot to my land and showed him Im not ...
Animal Control showed up saying I do not live in an Agricultural Community . I can pay $50.00 and have a public hearing to see if I can keep my chickens and he wants rid of them today . I have one hen laying on 15 eggs . I have cried so much . I genuinelly love my chickens . Its like asking...
I have 8 week old chics dying to get out of the brooder box. They are constantly trying to fly out . Our nights get to about 40 here . I have about 20 older birds in the coop that free range of the day . I dont have electricity in the coop nor can i afford to run wiring. Will they be safe if...
I have made earlier post about my sick chickens. I had one hen die apprx week ago. I had 2 roosters sick so I quarantined them . I am treating the whole flock with Amprid (corid) . The one rooster was feeling better today and poop was solid again so... I let the rooster out of Q . I left to...
... but it says its for cows ? directions are for cows so not real sure of how much to give please help . ps she died after a day of non stop diarrhea and im scared it will go to the rest of my flock
It has been raining very hard here all day today. I had the lid on the brooder closed except had a screen over didnt realize water could still get. I returned from school today and one chic has passed with one on its way. Chics were cold and whole brooder was soaked all the way through. We blew...
hi , I learned of my local feed store selling feed cheaper than the tractor supply, so I sent the hubby he asked for laying feed He brings it home I open it to have corn in it ?here is the following list of nutrients : crude protein min- 8.50% ,crude fat min-2.50%, Crude Fiber max - 6.50%...
My hen finally hatched the eggs . They are sooo adorable ... but what now I am wanting to build a brooder box any suggestions ? and will she lead them outside to feed and water or should i put in coop and her nest is pretty off the ground chicks couldn't get out or in alone ? so pls help
I bought new chickens yesterday. They are of laying age and are used to the nest box, so i gather eggs this morning and they layed on their roosting shelf its a old metal shelf they roost on . What is up with this ?
I have eight eggs in the nest box. I was hoping to have my hen sit on them (im a newb !) hehe SoI was thinking maybe I could give someone the eggs w an incubator or a broody hen , the oldest eggs is 8 days. Or just cook them and give to the hens too afraid to gather and eat after sitting in 90...
I am wanting my hen to go broody and set on her eggs . She has 4 in the nest , will she go broody on her own or can i encourage her to do this ?
Thanks in Advance for the replies
I am so wanting to have some baby chics
I am a first time chicken mom . I have one hen that was already laying when i recieved her. Ialso have some Australorps and buff orpingtons that were not yet laying. I gathered eggs the other day and in the nest was a tiny brown egg. The ? is are eggs smaller when its a hens first time of...