Yeah, he seems to be a Roo, never seen him lay, or in the nesting boxes. But, we’ve never seen him go after a hen, either. He’s 14 mo’s Old, so fully grown. His name is Fuzzy, and it seems to fit - he’s a bit fuzzy about his identity. Maybe b/c he was so hen-pecked as a chick. He’s a great lap...
I've noticed quite a few comments about having an excess of mealworms, at some times, while not enough at others. Solution: dry them. Here's a good article http://mealwormcare.org/recipes-nutrition/
that explains how to do that. Easy. Even easier if you have a dehydrator.
I wouldn't raise baby chicks without one, again. We went through so many heat lamps, it's not funny, and those things aren't cheap... not to mention the constant concern of fire. With the EcoGlow in place, we could sleep soundly with no worries of fire, over or under heating. The chicks moved...
Here is a link to a nice egg color chart. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/egg-color-chart-find-out-what-egg-color-your-breed-lays.48143/#comment-503149
Wondering if you could add Brabanters to your chart. They lay white eggs and there's a nice pic under their breed page, here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/reviews/brabanter.10867/
Thank you so much for this article. This is our first year with chickens. We have 10, of assorted breeds. My son and I built our coop of nice pallet wood, and added battens. We made a poop drawer under the roosts, which are made from the support beams from the pallets, plywood floor and roof of...
Our run is built of 1/2 in. metal hardware cloth, approx. 8' high, with 1/2" plastic hardware cloth over the top for hawks, etc. The hardware cloth around the coop is bent/buried about 12 to 18 inches out from the run with landscape tiles over top. Nothing is digging in there. As for the door to...