Recent content by LeslieMerrill

I'm not very familiar with that area but I've seen a lot of Atwoods stores with chicks right now. Not sure if you have one near you but that's all that I know of. Good luck!

I'd love to do that but the girls I have right now are production breeds and don't tend to go broody. Whenever I get my hands on a broody girl, through, that's what I plan to do.

I have them in a portable cage that isn't very secure so we are putting them in our shop every night where nothing can get them.

I know this question has probably been asked already but I couldn't find it in the thread. When should I put our new pullets in the big coop with the grown birds? They've been separated outside by wire and there hasn't been any commotion. They are about 5 weeks old now and will soon out grow the...

I'm thinking it was heat exhaustion but I'm not 100% sure.

I'm wanting something that can go inside the run so they will be safe from the big birds until they can be put together and something that will be safe from predators as well. We prefer to build our own stuff rather than buy because we have access to a lot of materials. Something that can...

Took two full weeks but she finally laid an egg yesterday!!!

I have 5 grown hens and 1 grown rooster. I am adding more chicks to my flock and I'm looking for ideas for a small coop/brooder box that I can put them in outside when they are big enough until they can go in with the big birds. Please share your ideas! I've looked online and have seen many...

I have a Penedesenca pullet who laid her first egg about 2 weeks ago. The day of her third egg she got sick. She was really lethargic and I thought she was going to die. I put her in a quiet, cool place and she eventually perked up. The day she got sick, she didn't lay until sometime overnight...

My Penedesenca started acting sick yesterday right after one of my leghorns got sick and died suddenly. I panicked and separated her from the flock. She seems to be doing better today and I found this egg in the crate she's in. Her symptoms yesterday were lethargy, eyes would close, head would...

This morning one of my Leghorns got really lethargic and then died today. Now 2 more of my hens are showing the same signs! I don't know what to do. I made them puddles and they have plenty of cold water but won't drink. They are limp and let me approach them whereas they wouldn't before. Eyes...

Is it normal for one pullet to lay much sooner than another of the same breed? I have two RIRs and one started laying about 2 weeks ago but haven't seen anything from the other...

We took your advice. We have been getting tons of rain here in East TX and wanted closable windows. We took the storm windows off and covered the openings with hardware cloth. My husband added these shutters last night!

Yes, we are working on that next!

We live in Canton.