i have 6 leghorns and many different breeds of bantams. when should they start laying? they hatched july 1st, and this is my first year with chickens. i remember reading when most chickens start laying but i can't remember what it said. thx.
My sister and I went out to feed out 27 meat/egg birds and when we got to the coop, we opened the door and 7 of the chickens were dead! Blood and feathers were EVERYWHERE, some of the chickens heads were missing, one was so torn up it barely resembled a chicken!!!The rest of the chickens were...
Our family order chicks this year, meat and egg, and our parents allowed us to order a few bantams, well the hatchery was great and sent us a lot extra for warmth so now we hav 25, give or take bantams:|...we're going to give some to our friends but we want to make sure that we keep a few...