I live in Maricopa County, ( Buckeye ) in a rural area and have chickens for years out here, no problem. as long as you are zoned for livestock, if you have a problem child living next door you might not want to have a rooster, they make lots of noise early in the morning.Also watch for loose...
The first two hatched there was another hen with her sitting on eggs also, the babies looked like they had been pecked , so i moved one hen out and more babies hatched but died a few days later, they looked healthy, i live in arizona and it has been warming up here i was just wondering if it was...
My new baby chicks are hatched and only survive a couple days and just die, they have food and water and i see them out with the hen and a couple days later are dead , no marks on them ? anyone heard of this ?
I'm Glad to hear that is normal for this time of year, i thought i was doing something wrong, i will try feeding them the shells, i did see them at the feed store,
Thanks for your help !
Hi All,
Just found this forum and i'm excited to talk Chicken !
Sorry if these are repeat questions so please be patient with me. We live in Arizona , i have 24 hens and my egg production has dropped, i have some older hens and 10 around 1 yr old, i was getting at least a dozen or more before...