So, my five 6 month olds have put themselves to bed at dusk in their coop ever since they first were put outside. I just go out and lock the coop gate behind them. I finally got my first egg a week ago!!! I figured out it was one of the barred rocks and she has laid almost every day since. A...
They are 2 1/2 months old, seperated from my 5 1/2 month old chickens for now. About a month ago i noticed one's beak was misaligned and this chicken always looks unkempt and wet and is lookimg worse everyday. She makes a huge mess when she eats and drinks and obviously cant groom herself well...
Hi all! I am a new chicken owner! I just put them out in their coop. I have sand down in the coop and the run is just on tip of dirt. I hadnt thought too much about how to clean the run! its starting to smell. Do i rake it? Put something else down ontop of the dirt? Id appreciate...
Hi all! I have questions about how to introduce new chickens to my current flock. This is my first flock. Ive raised them from a day old. They are 6 weeks now. Two lavender orpingtons are roosters that i need to find a home for. I would like to replace them with two more and am wondering if...
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I got 5 sexed girl chicks from one place and added two lavender orpingtons born supposedly the same day as the other chicks from another place. I'm worried they are both roos!! They have no tail feathers like my girls and have large pink combs. Could it just be that they...