Hello, I recently bought a chick waterer base that you attach to a mason jar. However, it doesn't seem to be working for me :( First I fill up the jar then screw on the base. I then flip it over so the base is on the ground. But whenever I do this all the water just gushes out. Am I doing...
Hello, one of my 5 month old chickens is acting sick. He is lethargic, feathers ruffled, and won't eat or drink. He just stands alone. I have him separated because last year some of my chickens showed the same symptoms and died ( I lost 80% of my flock). Does anyone know what this disease is...
During the winter, I go out every morning and fill my chicken's waters with warm water and red pepper flakes. This prevents the water from freezing during and the red pepper flakes gives the chickens a warm and cozy feeling.
I live in north Idaho - where it can get quite cold here in the winter! What I do for winter is put a heat light in the coop on at night and early morning. Also, every morning after I get up I put very warm mixed with red pepper flakes in their waterers to give them a warm feeling and so it's...
My hens are free range and recently have been laying their eggs in hard to find places. How do I solve this? I've tried putting golf balls in the nest boxes but that didn't work. So how do solve this? Also, how long can eggs be left outside (I have a rooster) ? Thanks.
I was wondering how much feed I need to give my chickens each day. There are 9 of them. They are free ranging. They are egg layers. So how much should I feed them? (I used to use a feeder but goats and mice kept getting into it and eating it all up so now i have to feed the chickens by hand)...