Recent content by BigBadRooster

If you go in your coop at night they will allow you to pick them up they become night blind and very vulnerable. That is why we lock up our chickens at night.

I've been raising chickens for over a year now so not overly experienced but I had one incounter with the critters. If you go to your coop at night it is easier if you are two people just hold the chickens by the legs upside down another person using a flashlight can look in the vent area the...

I ban you because your just a little farmer.

Thank you everybody for your replies. I understand the consept now. In essence, my plan won't work. I like selling a few chicks every summer so I'll have to stick with one variety and not have a varied flock.

So If I understand what you are saying correctly If I breed a Barred Rock Rooster to a White Rock Hen and I get a White Rock Chick it wouldn't necessarly breed true if rebred to another white Rock therefore I couldn't sell it as a purebred White Rock?

I don't like the idea of confining my chicken in pens, and I like the variety of colors therefore I was wondering what would happen if I had lets use Rocks (plymouths) for example : A barred Rock Rooster and a White Rock Hen, a Partridge Rock Hen. Now the chicks that they would produce would...

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Coops should not be heated in the winter in my opinion, I've raised chicken last year in my coop and didn't heat I live in Canada and it gets very cold. The problem with heating is that if you run out of heat for any reason example: bulb runs out or electricty goes out, your chickens will not...

Chicks eyes are fine now! Took a day I'm just a newbie guess I was concerned for nothin' cheers,

I have two, two day old chicks that I have just hatched (2 of 5). Both of these two chicks seem to have an eye that is unopened. Doesn't seem wounded or anything just unopened. Should I be attempting anything? Is this normal? Has anyone had a similiar experience? Currently I'm not going to...

If you know where he is and he is safe just wait till the sun goes down he will be roosting somewhere or laying on the ground and you can just scoop him up as you would a house cat. I had a rooster who would go visit the neighboors once and awhile, if you can wait till the sun goes down it will...

Yup like I said alot of people confine there hens, feed and water in there coop. I prefer the free range attitude but to each there own at least there not in a cage. You have a wonderful set up. Another thing I just thought of was egg box. I have one that you open from outside and love the...

Very nice Coop. There is never enough ventilation. 4 feet high I've had a coop with a four feet high fence and only one hen ever got out in 3-4 months and she didn't go very far. Don't worry about the height if your keeping a heavy heritage type breed. If you're keeping leghorns or similiar...

Haven't been raising chickens for a long time so I'm no expert but I'm from Canada and the weather has been way colder than what you describe in your orginal thread and I have had no problems due to the cold exept that they have stopped laying. My theory is that they spend more energy fighting...

Hello everybody! I'm new to the poultry world just recently got me some chickens. I've always been interested but because of my career making me move left right and center it was never really convinient for me to get some poultry. We've recently purchase a nice house in the country. My first...