We are starting a new business raising and selling crickets. I feed my chickens crickets all the time and they go crazy over crickets and gobble them up quickly. Let me know if you are interested in learning more we should have our web site up soon. I just wanted to see if anyone might be...
I just had the same problem hen sitting on an empty nest. I would take her off the nest everyday and put her out with the other chickens. It lasted about 4 or 5 days. Then she stopped.
MSBG get rid of your mean roo. And put your attacking hen by her self for a few days. When you put her back in the flock she will be at the bottom of the pecking order.
I kicked her off the nest again. She's not to happy with me. I just took 4 eggs out from under her. Hopefully it was the same hen I have two Buffs. Will see if she is still there tonight.
Thanks for all the advice. I ended up taking the golf balls out and just grabbing the eggs right after the hens have laid. Everyone seems to get done laying by 10 am. I'm still waiting on my buffs to lay haven't seen them around the nesting boxes. My 3 Barred Rocks haven't started, but they are...
I have ten chickens 6RIR,2 buff orphington, and 3 barred rocks.One of my RIR started laying last Saturday and has been laying for a week. I have another one that has started to lay off and on. I have 3 barred rock chickens who are about 3 weeks younger than the rest of the hens. I was gone...
Rooster seems to be pretty aggresive. He had one of the chickens by the back of the neck. Is this normal or do I have a rooster that needs to go to freezer camp?
What week do chickens start laying eggs? My chickens are 15 weeks old. What week is the earliest and what week would be the latest? I have 5 RIR, 2 Buff Orpingtons, and 3 Barred Rocks. Do I need to put golf balls in the nest or some other type of fake eggs? The chickens are from the local feed...
He's three pounds I weighed him last week. He's been on Medicated feed he will be 13 weeks old this friday. I'm wondering about Medicated feed too. Okay to eat?
I thought about giving him away, but thought I should learn to butcher a chicken. 4lb sounds good I thought someone told me 12 to 16 weeks. I will get the rooster on the scale soon.
Just 3 inches wide by 3 inches long. Sounds easy enough. I will get some pics of the inside up soon. I haven't taken any yet. I finished the nesting boxes recently. I have 3 large nesting boxes. I built an egg door on the one side. I do like to go in the coop to check on the chickens, but...
Ventilation is something I didn't plan very well. I'm definetly going to add. If you have any good ideas let me know. I do have a small opening in front were the roof meets the top of the coop. Let me know if you have any ideas. I was thinking about adding some small cedar vents on both sides...