Recent content by Josh Clarke

Thanks everybody for the replies! They did great! I did have to pick them up and put them in, but they have gone in and out multiple times today. I'm 99.9% sure I have one rooster and he seems to be leading the way and teaching the ladies. Unfortunately, he will have to go when he first crows...

I couldn't believe when it happened. I kept telling my dog "stay" while I kept fumbling with my phone, trying to take a video.

Yes! The sun just set about 30 minutes ago and they are out there snuggled up!

My chick jumped up on my dog and held on for the ride! P.S. Yes, I know the guy running around on the ground is a rooster. :( Video

Thanks!

Thanks so much for the quick reply. Sun just set and they are all snuggled up. Outside for the night it is!

My chicks are about 5-6 weeks old and haven't had a heat lamp for about a week. They never really liked the heat lamp. I kept lowering the temperature and they never slept under it. They always preferred to snuggle. Anyway, I introduced them to the outdoors a few days ago and now they...

Quote: It amazes me how everyone thinks ALL of Arizona is a hot desert all year long. In the last week it has barely been higher than 32 degrees and at night it is around 10-15 degrees. I only turn the lamp on at night. TO EVERYONE ELSE: Thanks for the replies. I'm going to order a bird bath...

I just noticed today that my chickens' water is frozen despite being in a coop that is covered with a tarp (don't worry, I ensured there is adequate airflow) and has a heat lamp inside. I have an old, working aquarium heater laying around. It is fully submersible, but it doesn't have any way to...

They are almost 8 months old. I also have two Buff Orpingtons that are the same age and they are still laying one egg per day each.

It has been about 2 weeks since my two Easter Eggers have laid any eggs. Before then, they were on a very good one egg per day schedule. Could the weather cooling down (55-65 degrees F during the day and 35-45 degrees F during the night) be causing this? I knew they would slow down, but I didn't...

I have Buff Orpingtons and Easter Eggers and the Easter Eggers never make any noise. The first few times they laid, they did the egg song, but now they don't. The Buffs are quiet most of the time, but their egg songs are pretty loud. Both breeds are very friendly. They all walk up to me every...

Thank you for the reply. I have 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Easter Eggers. They are free to roam on my quarter acre lot. They eat plenty of greens and bugs and I also saw one of the Buffs catch a small lizard and devour it. I feed them a layer feed with an Omega-3 supplement.

I've had chickens do the egg song and then not start laying until 2-3 weeks later. Now they do the egg song after they lay.

Never mind! I just went out to collect the eggs for the day and there were 2 brown and 2 blue eggs! I guess I should've waited a few hours before freaking out.