I have two barred rocks and two Rhode Island reds. They're all new to laying eggs (and I'm new to the chicken scene). I've noticed for the past 3-4 days, one of the eggs has a dark spot on its tip. Does anyone know what the spots mean? Here are two different pictures, two of yesterday's egg...
We got the framing in, and the walls of the interior of the coop in, and most of the hardware cloth up today. Next up is to finish the hardware cloth, finish the interior walls of the coop, and then put the siding (exterior) on.
Thank you! The upper side of our back yard was unused for years. Getting up there was hard, almost impossible, so it was hard to maintain. So we built some stairs. The chicken coop and planter boxes (that you can't see because they're behind the camera) are up there now.
We got the framing...
Here are more pictures of our little flock from today.
This is one of our dogs, Abby. If you look closely, you can see Bert, the little cockerel, perked up high. I think he is already learning to protect his hens.
This is the foundation I'm building for the backyard coop/run. I am...
This is their first day at home. I made their brooder out of a cardboard box, a small dog food dish, and a waterer from the feed store. Oh, and I also have a light to keep them warm, and I put a baby gate on top to keep our dogs and cat from getting into their space.
These pictures were...
Of all the coops my husband has looked at, he is always comes back to this one. He really likes the design and is going to base our backyard coop off of it.
That is great news and excellent information about breeding the roo.
My only chicken-rearing friend here in town has a few barred rocks. I've always thought they were beautiful and secretly wished I'd have brought home a couple from the feed store, too. (I'm giving her my rooster, actually.)...