We just started letting our chickens free range about 2 weeks ago. Our neighbor has a lab/pit mix dog that has been coming down quite frequently since he moved back in the neighborhood. It has came down and chased the chickens back into their coop and bas been trying to get ahold of them. We...
Hi. I have 6 ISA brown chickens. I have a large 40 foot run in my backyard for them. I was sitting on my couch tonight and there was a fox that crossed from my yard to the cornfield across the road. I haven't been closing the coop door at night, but I just went out and did that. Also, a couple...
When it gets really hot, I go to the store and get either a block or bag of ice. I set it in their run and they like to peck at it and lay agienst:) it to cool them down. :)
So, I live in Michigan where they have found traces of the bird flu. I have 6 ISA Browns. They are 17 weeks old. I live on a dead end dirt road and they have an enclosed run. I'm not sure if I should be worried about it or not. Aldo, what are some signs and symptoms?
So, I live in Michigan where they have found traces of the bird flu. I have 6 ISA Browns. They are 17 weeks old. I live in the middle of nowhere on a dead end dirt road. Should I be worried about them getting it? And what are some signs and symptoms of it in the birds?
Do chickens usually lay their eggs around the same time every day? Mine layed their first and second eggs Friday and Saturday around 11a.m. Still waiting for one today.
First off, please forgive my title. Not sure what happened there or how to change it. I got my first egg from my chickens yesterday! I was on vacation and my neighbor was feeding and watering them, she hadent been in the nesting boxes since Wednesday because the food and water is outside. When...