Recent content by lelandrooster

I noticed yesterday that the runt of our 1 year old flock was walking around with her head cocked to the side. I did not think much of it as she continued to eat and drink. I walked out to check on her last night only to find that she was not roosting on the pole with the rest of the hens. I...

I have a cinnamon queen who is approximately 5 1/2 months old. Yesterday, she and her sisters were out in the backyard when a hawk flew down to have a look at them. They all scattered, but my cinnamon queen ran into a metal trash can. She did not show any sign of injury at the time. A few hours...

Do I need to put water in the hen house once the chickens are in for the night? Or are the okay until morning?

I just brought home my first batch of chicks yesterday and wanted to make sure what I was feeding them was okay. The Feed store that I purchased the chicks at was out of organic starter feed, but the salesman told me that the broiler feed was basically the same thing, it was just not as finely...