Recent content by henmom12

Is it ok to put sawdust as a base in the run?

My girls move eggs that are in nesting boxes around and sometimes break one. I have 12 girls and 6 boxes but they only use two of them and then move the eggs underneath themselves. Anything I can do?

A friend gave me an Americana because she was being picked on in her coup. Now, my girls are picking on her. Will they stop after a while or will this continue? I've never added another chicken to my group. My 12 girls have all been together since they were 3 days old. They are one year old...

After reading some of the posts, I'm worried that it might be her crop. How do you get the food out?

I am new to raising chicks. Got my girls when they were 3 days old on 4/1/11. They have been so much fun and good layers and no problems till now. One of my barred rocks has stopped eating and drinking. She just sits in the coop and doesn't come into the pen. The only thing that I know has...

Thanks for the info.

I've had my girls for 10 months and they are great layers and great fun to watch. I let them out of the pen for about an hour each evening so they can go free ranging, but now they have discovered my flower beds. Is there anyway to train them not to go there?

Thanks for all your responses!! I bought some DE - should I just mix it in at their favorite dusting spot to get it on them?

I'm a new mom so I'm still learning. Thanks ahead for any advice! My girls are 5 mos old, just started laying 2 wks ago and also some have started wallowing in the dry dirt. Is this normal?

I was just going to ask about starting free ranging for my 14 week old girls (12 of them). I'm new to BYC and also a new mom to these lovely girls. I'm loving every minute! I will try to let them out in the evening for about an hour - but I'm afraid they might all ignore me to run after the...