This morning I went to open my girls door and check their food. Out of the corner of my eye I see something in the nesting box - and there it was the first egg! They are all over 20 weeks so I was starting to wonder if it would ever happen!
We'll be eating this egg this morning but I'm...
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Today my chickens somehow tore down the plastic hanging feeder I had in their coop (don't worry they seem to have cleaned up after themselves!). I knew I would have to find another solution since the bolt and screw system was always getting loose. I swear they climbed on it and used it...
This summer I build a run for our new chickens. While I was working on it, we let the chickens free range in our yard (fenced in but good size). During the building process I had to keep the chickens out (or the hammering chased them out!) of the area. They seemed to really like it.
Now that...
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This is our first year with chickens. Thanks to some folks here on the forum I can tell you we have a dark cornish, 2 wyandottes, and a light brahma.
At the moment they are in a 4x4 coop and we let them free range in our yard for several hours each day. But we have a cat that kills...
Hi there, I'm a first time chicken owner. I've been reading the forums here and looking elsewhere on the net but I can't convince myself what breeds I have for chicks. They are about 10 weeks old now. One is a Brahma (feather feet right?) but I don't know if she's a specific type or not. She's...