I've had chickens for almost 6 years. We have had Easter Eggers, Black Sexlink, Coco Maran, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Copper Maran, Blue Splash Maran, Black Cooper Maran, Salmon Faverolles, Dominique, Lavender Orington and Road Island Red to name a few. Love every one of them.
I started the move at 5 weeks. I put my new chicks in a separate small coop in the large run for 2 weeks. The first week I put a fence around the little coop so they could see each other. The next time I made the fenced area bigger then I took the fence down at 7 weeks. No problems. This...
My girls love anything and everything in the garden. Fruits and vegetables it does not matter. Butterscotch stills the blackberries when she get a chance. Kale, broccoli, collards, cauliflower, melons, peas, all salad ingredients. Off it grows they love it. Fish, beef, pork, and chicken...
I have a pullet that just started to lay 1 1/2 weeks ago. One days is a hard shell the next I'll get 1-2 soft shells. I'm kinda new at this but that normal. She is a special needs bird. She's blind in one eye and knock kneed but she is a fun bird. She's on layer and has egg shells and...
My very first was 2 summers ago. I got my pullets 1 week before Easter and the end of June on the 21st I got my first egg. I was so happen and excited you would have thought I led out myself. Lol . I love my chicken girls they ate so much fun.
My little special needs is a Barred Rock named Stretch. She got the name because she stretches all the time. She is blind in one eye and does not see much out of the other eye. When is pecks at things she misses the item a lot. I give her extra treats before the other birds come around. She...