I am so ready for the first egg!! I have 4 girls and they are a handful and their food cost a lot so I hope they will lay lots. My dad has been paying for the food, and he asks me "when will these chickens be more then just pets?!?!" I tell him when summer is over, but really idk. I have a RIW...
The chickens are always happy when being fed, or making me go crazy, I have to chase them into their coop, when its 100 degrees out. But I still love them very much
I have 4 chickens, all about the same age. One of my chickens, Maple, have always been the biggest. Recently the others have been increasing in size.
Here is my coop
We have fencing around it. Also I keep the door open, so they can get water from the inside when I let them out.
Every time...
/My chickens have always been good and never fought. The leader has always been my New Hampshire Red, Maple. Recently Maple and my Rhode Island White pullet Snow have been fighting. Both are girls, about the same age. Well I will give them food, Snow will not even mess with Maple, but Maple will...
My chickens have always been good and never fought. The leader has always been my New Hampshire Red, Maple. Recently Maple and my Rhode Island White pullet Snow have been fighting. Both are girls, about the same age. Well I will give them food, Snow will not even mess with Maple, but Maple will...
They look young, I'm new too! I did the same as you, I first got 5 chickens, without knowing what to do!! I thought I would be cleaning out their house everyday! But all is good except I'm down to 4 chickens now. I sometimes make water with electrolytes in them because its been 100 degrees here...