I have a hen sitting on eggs. One hatched yesterday afternoon Just wondering if they would hatch at night or wait until the next day. I wouldn't think only one egg would hatch I have two roosters most should be fertile. What y'all think ?
I know a mama hen will protect babies form most animals. But what about a snake. I want to let mama raise the chicks in a separate pen but not sure if she will protect from a snake , which is my only concern what y'all think ?
i ran into some molded scratch feed. i did not know the heat would cause it to mold. do yall think if i put my next bag in my freezer it will keep it from molding and still be ok to feed the hens.
i have had my hens for about 6 months now. i have yet to have anything get into my coop but just the last two weeks i have been seeing a fox around.when i built my chicken coop i had two options on where to build it.i decided to build it close to my dog pens which has 12 hounds in them.the...
There is a farmer in my area wanting to sell some rir. How much is a laying hen going for. I don't want to pay way to much for them. Thanks for any help.
i have 4 hens that are 21 weeks old. 3 of them combs have turned red.was wondering if i should start feeding them laying pellets or are they still to young. should add that i also have three hens that are laying but because i mixed them together i have been feeding all of them grower/finisher...
i am new to raising chickens so this may be a dumb question but, today i was riding my grand daughter on the 4 wheeler and i found a white chicken egg. i have 7 hens they do not free range because we have a lot of coyote in the area.the only other person in the area that has chickens is about a...
i got three hens from a friend that were already laying. on the day i got them all three laid a egg in the create while being transported to my home. that has been 3 months ago.two are laying on a regular basis.one has not laid an egg seince then. any help why this may be.?