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So my chickens have reached the egg laying age. The eggs are small, but that's to be expected. Our first two layers were the older two hens, a Plymouth and a Barred Rock. The Barred Rock has since ceased egg laying (it's obvious she has since she's the only producer of blue eggs, other two hens...

We're getting some New Zealand Whites in the next month or so. I've finished fencing in the side yard where all the animals live (just chickens and dogs at the moment) so it's time to move onto the rabbitry. Living in central VA we have mild winters, usually it stays above freezing, there's a...

We bought four Black Australorps and four New Hampshire Reds from TCS almost three weeks ago. Right now they are all losing their fluffy feathers and most have grown more chicken-y looking feathers (the NHR have lost almost all the fluffy chick feathers and the BAs have started but still are...

We've got eight chicks at the moment. They are eating the Purina starter. We're looking to end up with four hens and a rooster. If we end up with four hens and four roosters than three of the roosters will be culled leaving us with a flock of five. Of course, if we end up with seven hens and one...

Hello. We live in Central VA and last saturday we joined the backyard chicken club. We actually joined on a whim when we were at Tractor Supply buying our dog a new crate. We had been planning on getting Muscovies, however this unseasonably warm winter messed up the laying schedule and so our...

We bought eight chicks last Saturday from Tractor Supply. Four black Australorps and 4 New Hampshire's. I didn't think to ask about the age of the chicks when I bought them, and now I'm reading about different stages in their development and when to do what with them and I'm realizing I wish I...