I'm still not sure how to post on here. I've got a question, the hens we got a few weeks ago aren't using the roost we put in there coop. They just stand. Should I leave it in or take it out since they don't use it?
We just got two chickens, one of a Rhode Island Red and the other the guy wasn't really sure what she was, she's black with a few reddish feathers on her neck. He said that they are about a year old. These are our first chickens. They aren't laying everyday, we have had them a week know and have...
Thanks! I'm planning on building our coop this spring and I was thinking of getting a Rhode Island White and Red along with a white Rock and barred rock. These would be our first chickens ever. Looking for breeds that don't peck or hurt children. We have a 5 and soon to be 7 year old boys that...
I have a question on the Rhode Island Red and the Rhodes Island Whites. Does the White lay as many eggs as the Reds and do they have the same deposition as the Reds? Can anyone please answer this for me. I'm leaning towards getting the reds but would like to know if anyone knows about the whites...
I am wanting to buy 2 Barred Rock pullets in early spring but don't know where would be the best place to get them from. We live in S.W. Oklahoma. How much do they general cost for pullets? We have a feed store that sales chicks in the Spring but don't think that they sale what I want. I am also...
Does anyone in Oklahoma sell Rhode Island Red pullets? I am wanting to buy 4 this coming March. I'm working on the hen house this winter. I am converting our old rabbit hutch so it's going to take me a while. I heard they are good to use in 4H. Our boys are to little right know for that but I'm...
We are wanting to start raising chickens for eggs and possibly meat later on. We are very new to this. I have been looking at different hen houses on line. Since we live in S.W. Oklahoma I was wanting to know what type of chickens do well with our weather and where would be the best place to buy...