Our dog let all our chickens out of the coop the other day. I had put some bread slices in the chicken run and apparently the chickens were done with it... so when the dog came by later (after getting out of his yard) he tore through the wire just to get the bread! He couldn't care less for the...
I love my white leghorns! I have a small flock with several breeds, but the two leghorns are the sweetest. They are the only ones that will come proactively and sleep in my lap. They are so curious and also humorous to watch, yes they can be a little flighty but definitely worth every bit of it...
My chicken math experience stays in the single digits but still...
Note: This all started while I was doing some yard work one day in the middle of march this year and realized that about this time every year one of the local feed stores does the magnificent "free chick day". My mother was...
Your coop is so cool, I am 16 and my dad and I built one together I think ours was a little over two hundred but it wasn't quite that big, but close. I love the used car mat, we used wood slats at first, but they are too far apart and my 15 wk old pullets still slip sometimes. Did you design the...
Okay I had 9 chickens (one was a rooster we had to get rid of and now our eight hens are all much friendlier), they are a bit wary but they will all eat happily out of my hand and come to the coop door when I open it but only one comes and sits on my lap, ironically she is a white leghorn! I...
Hi all,
A couple of days ago I noticed one of my RIR's was kind of wheezing. It doesn't happen constantly just after she eats something. She is only 8 weeks old and my healthiest looking/acting chick, but this wheezing has got me a little worried. Any advice?
The "Bargain barn" in Salem actually sells chicken feed and cracked corn but I believe it is a bit more spendy. Recently I stopped by and the layer feed was $13 for a 50lb bag.