Recent content by fern1knits

Have you made a point of showing your chickens their nest boxes, particularly when they're about to lay? Mine also free range, but when they were starting to lay (and wandering around trying to find a good hiding spot) I physically brought them to the nest boxes (which had a golf ball) and...

I have four chickens, 21 weeks old - two barred rocks and two RIRs. I got them at two weeks and they have since been together. They established their pecking order months ago, with one of the barred rocks as queen. They have a 6' x 8' coop with a 4' roost. They always have access to high...

Hrm. I've fenced off my garden and that works pretty well. I've also found that rocks as mulch keeps them from scratching around my flower beds. Are you shooting just warning shots? I don't think that would fly in my urban neighborhood.

I am very relieved that it looks normal! I am definitely going to get some DE, even if to be on the safe side (and for prevention). This has been happening for about a week and the feather loss has increased. I only put Neosporin on this morning.

Hi everyone, I am very new to raising chickens so I apologize if this seems like a ridiculously newbie question but I'm not sure if I have a concern or not. Both of my Barred Rocks (6 weeks old) are scratching at their faces and have red skin that I'm not sure is normal or not. I've seen...

I am so excited to have just now officially joined BYC, even though I've been scouring this amazing website for months, learning as much as I can. Over the weekend, I finally procured my first chicks: two Barred Rocks and two Rhode Island Reds. They are two weeks and two days old and are super...