We are in SE Alabama. I wasn't planning on ending up with a roo, let alone 3, so breeding wasn't something I even considered - although the bantams are so stinking cute. (The roos, Skar and Not-Skar, look like little falcons. I have no clue what breed they might be.) Having the chicks was more...
Hello everyone! I need some advice from more experienced chicken raisers. We are in our first year raising chickens. We started with five mystery bantams from TSC and ordered 15 assorted standard female chicks from a hatchery (Leghorns, RIR, Black Austrolorp, Buff Orps, Dominiques). The hatchery...
Does anyone else nightly "tuck in" the flock in their coop? Something like doing a head count and giving each of the 25 birds a head or chest scratch... asking for a friend.
Hi! I'm Kris and am just getting started on raising chickens and guineas. Although we did end up going all in. I currently have 5 bantam straight run 3-week old chicks of unknown breeds and sex (Thanks TSC!) lounging in their "penthouse" brooder in my back room. 17 one-week-old guinea keets...
