Thank you Blooie for your response. I certainly don't want any more issues than I have at the moment. We aren't particularly interested in getting a Roo but I read another post that basically said that if she is trying to take the place of the rooster a rooster will put her in her place. So...
Thank you Lazy Gardener! I will try all of your suggestions and update as to the progress. I would definitely rather curtail this behavior than have to cull her.
One more question though...I am allowed one rooster. We didn't get one out of concern for the neighbors. Do you think a...
I have a flock of five hens that I have had since they were 3 days old. They are 18 weeks and nearing laying age. These chickens have been spoiled to the nth degree since they were brought home. Regular handling, treats, nice big clean space to live in, music videos, jungle gym for exercise...
Well, we didn't get as much done today as we would have liked. In conjunction with building the coop we are also building a privacy fence along the west side of our back yard. There was 200' of 66 year old chain link fence there. It was a hideous mess with all manner of crapola growing...
Construction has finally begun on our coop! It has rained almost non-stop since I brought our 5 girls home on April 1st. but it did give us the time to come up with a plan that we love.
We are city folks and new to all of this. So, we had no idea when I did a google search for chicken coops...
Hey there all! Happy to be here at BYC!
I have been wanting to get some chickens of my own for the longest time but just never got around to it. On April Fools day I happened to be at Rural King picking up dog food and they had chicks and I had no hubby with me to tell me no so, I took the...