Our two ducks were laying everyday until it got cold. I thought they layed right through the cold. Could they be hiding their eggs? I have looked everywhere and have not found any outside of their cubby.
We have two ducks among our chickens. While the chickens have a place above the ducks, how should we winterize the ducks coop? We put a floor in it and added straw. they will have a hanging feeder and hanging waterer. Do they go out in the winter? We live in northern Wyoming. Is there anything...
we have 2 ducks. They both started laying. However one duck lays eggs with a very thin soft shell. The other lays normal hard shell eggs. They both get 20% protein in their feed. They eat with the chickens. What can we do to alter this?
We have a hen which we found 2 1/2 years ago, and thought she might be 1-2, but can't say since we never had chickens until her. She is a Bantam Brahma. She has been normal and a good layer. Two days ago we noticed she wanted to stay in the coop, in a nest. She lays an egg, but won't come out...
Got these two in September. 5 months old. Now one looks like a rooster. Very tall and tried to dominate the americana and sister a cou
ple of times. Any thoughts on its gender?
How warm should a hen house be in the Wyoming winters when it gets down to -17 in the night and a high of 19 during the day?
My husband argue about this and I put a heat lamp outside their door in the open coop. This provided some warmth during the night, but not too warm. Do Brahmas, opringtons...
We have an Americana around 2 years old we got from a friend who said she was a layer. We have a brahma and do not know how old she is. We just got a month ago, two brahma/oprington mix. They are 6 mths. They have a nice clean cozy coop with a window facing the south. An enclosed run attached to...
I have adopted a wandering Buff Brahma. She free ranges. She is our only chicken. Do chickens get enough food free ranging? We have bought laying pellets, oyster shell, grit, and crushed pellets. She doesn't eat those since she is free ranging. What next? We also give her bananas, tomatoes which...