My new chicks are spending some time getting to see my older hens and one of my older gals is making a new noise. Very low pitched. Is this meant to be threatening or reassuring. I've never heard her do it before! [youtube] [youtube/]
I had just 4 Barred Rocks but unfortunately lost two of them quite suddenly. Both to injury not illness. I immediately went out and got 3 more Barred Rock chicks which are now right at 5 weeks old. My two older girls seem quite out of sorts. Is it too soon to introduce my little ones. I really...
This is my first winter with chickens and I've been worried about getting the right amount of ventilation. I have four chickens in this 4x4x4 coop. During the summer, I just left the pop door open. I've been closing it this week with the rapid drop in temperature to the single digits. Are the...
I have a small flock of four hens who are 6 months old and this is my first ever flock. This morning, I found one hen sitting apart from the others with ruffled feathers and looking lethargic. Peeking in the coop I found a couple of bloody stools. I've isolated her and treated the flock and...
My little flock is five weeks old and I just moved them into their new coop this week. It has been nice and warm this week so they have been outside a good part of the day. The trick is getting them into their house in the evening. I always end up chasing the last one around the pen. The first...
Here are my chicks exploring their new coop! They are 4 weeks and 1 day old. It is a nice warm day and I have a heat lamp inside the house in case they get cold. I was planning on moving them out full time next week. The weather is supposed to be 75-80 during the day and 50's at night. I...
I am totally new to caring for chickens. We have 8 acres so the obvious choice for us was a chicken tractor. I built one and it is extremely easy to move. I can jack it up and move it by myself in 10 minutes. The question I have is what do I do with the hens while I'm moving the coop. At...