I got 5 eggs today. This means all of my Red Stars are laying now. Now if the Buffs, RIRs and the Black Australorps will get going I can start selling a few.
Found our first egg today in the run under the ladder to the coop. I put some golf balls in the nests to see if this will help get them started laying in the nest. I have 19 hens and 2 roos. Not sure which one the egg belongs to. I have 5 Red Stars, 2 Black Austrolorps, 8 Buff Orpingtons, 1...
I ordered 24 chicks from McMurray Hatchery. They gave me 1 surprise chick, plus decided to send a couple extra (packing peanuts I guess), anyway a total of 27 chicks were shipped, received and very active and healthy. They are now 4 weeks old and seem to be just fine. I am very happy with my...
Our chicks are 1 week old and they went crazy over some crumbled up crackers. I fed them out of my hand and now every time we reach into the brooder they come running. Only fed it to them once. Heck of a memory they have.
Hello fellow Alabamians... I live at Ider, Alabama. A small town in Dekalb County, about 22 miles from Fort Payne. We just got our chicks Monday, April 2. Ordered from McMurray Hatchery, arrived in great condition and all are eating, drinking and growing! We have 12 Buff O, 6 Red Star, 2...