So sorry for your losses. My first introduction to having chickens were 3 beautiful banty pullets - and then there were the racoons. Didn`t even know we had racoons so close. Built a better coop and got 5 gorgeous pullets in Aug 2018. Always worried, checking, and hoping for the best. They...
They can be a little messy
Everyone is different with their own personality
They can train their Chicken Mumma better than their Chicken Mumma can train them
I spend more on them than I spend on myself
Love them, their eggs and would not have it any other way
You are doing marvelous from the looks of things. Glad I have not had to deal with any serious issues yet (5 pullets, 27 weeks old) but glad to know that if problems arise, there are people here to help, not to mention people like you who really are dedicated to doing the best for the creatures...
Season Greetings to everyone who makes this site so informative, helpful, and entertaining. Really, really appreciate having a site like this - so many questions I've had about chickens have been answered, and answers to questions on problems I wasn't even aware of existed. Blessed my five...
Thanks for some great chicken entertainment ideas. I will have to get creative now - little ones are not fond of playing in the snow so want to give them some fun things to do.
I came to BYC looking for an answer to this very question. I have 5 pullets, 4 of which started laying 2 weeks ago. I went out and found a broken egg in the nesting box, almost eaten. I don't know if the egg break was intentional or accidental but here is what I did after reading suggestions...