My chicken run began as grass and naturally my chickens ate it down to dirt and mud. I added a layer of pine shavings here and there, then tried a natural mulch/ wood chipping. Here and there I've thrown down straw during really wet weeks or when I've been short other material. I do rake up the...
My hen went broody for the 1st time a few weeks ago. I am located in Eastern WV and temps here have been getting into the low 30s at night and low 50s or mid 40s during the day. We are expecting our eggs to begin hatching within the week; however this is the 1st time we have ever hatched on our...
My old english is roughly 9 weeks old. Based on the limited number of hen vs. rooster photos I've pulled up, i gather this is a fella. He is very colorful, large comb and wattle, and sweet as can be for now. I only have one old english and this is my 1st of this breed so i do not know much about...