Recent content by katydidit

Thank you so much! I was worried, but mom seems to be doing a fantastic job. Will she know when its time to "boot" the little ones? And at that time should I try to integrate them to the rest of the flock?

This is my first year with a rooster, and i had an incredibly reliable broody, so i waited. She started to sit on the eggs, so I set up a "brooder pen" for her- an old rabbit hutch with a solid bottom, nest box/food/water. I wasnt sure if any were fertile, I just kind of set up a makeshift...

So do I stop feeding my adults layer crumbles? And is flock raiser different from chick mash?

Ok, My little girls already roost (and fight over the best spot), so maybe they will continue to do so and not mess with the nest boxes until they are ready?? Its worth hoping for anyhow. Anyone have a reason NOT to introduce them at this age?

I've got a dozen pullets that are about 10 weeks old that I've had separated from my laying hens by a temporary fence across their run. I would like to remove the fence soon, but I'm cocerned about the young girls and the nest boxes. I've always read that you dont introduce the young girls to...

I have a small flock of laying hens that I have kept separate from my 10 week old flock. They have been separated by a temporary fence in their run, and this morning a couple of the young girls got over the fence and was in the layers... there wasnt any aggression (which was the main reason that...

they have been in their run (a chainlink/hardware cloth mix) with a roof for a couple of weeks. I would definitely keep watch over them - obsessively probably. I guess they know where the food is? I'm worried they will fly off and not come home should i clip their primaries? or would that...

We just moved from a little lot in the city (along with our 4 hens and 2 dogs) to a beautiful 7 acre ranch in the mountains. Our chooks have always been confined to a run/coop, and while it was rather spacious, they have never been allowed to "free range". Now that we have built their new...

Thank you so much! I'm definitely dreading the stinky drive (they will be in a tiny sedan car, lol.) But I like the idea of keeping them cooped up for a couple days to keep them in something familiar before letting them out in their new run. I love that its a concrete pad for ease of cleaning...

We've got four hens about 8 months old. Next week, we will be moving about 45 minutes away, and I have NO idea what the best way to move them will be! We have the run already made (chain link run on top of a concrete pad, reinforced with hardware cloth around the bottom). Our coop is a hutch...

First time chicken owner here, and last tuesday I got my first egg! My four chickens are 19 weeks (yay for young starters!), and in the past week, i have gotten 6 eggs (exact same size and color- pale green). I have two easter eggers, a delaware, and BA. I (obviously) know its the easter egger...

not that I could see... she was on the roof of the coop, and the other girls were scratching around on the ground. She had this "look at me I'm sooooo proud of myself" look to her- thats why I went searching for an egg (bit early still, lol). What I'm curious about, is that now that I know...

I'm almost 100% positive, she was really late to develop her comb, it turned red about a week ago, and it just started getting a pronounced shape to it. Plus the clucking was kind of a "bock bock bockaaaa" (lol). I'm new to chickens so i could be way wrong, in which case, I'm in trouble if i...

My four girls are about 17 weeks old, and have been the most docile, SILENT chickens that I've ever been around. They almost whispered when they would cluck, and that was only when I would bring in their treats... That all changed today! I was in my kitchen (a good 100 yards from the coop) and...

Quote: I took that photo before adding the slats They have a chicken ladder now. I will try doing this technique! I'll let you guys know how it works!