Added two slightly older chickens to my flock of three that has been thinned by a skunk. The two older hens are laying already and my original hens are just a few weeks away. After putting them into the coop one of the older hens started terrorizing the younger hens and they won't come out of...
Found a chicken dead with half its breast eaten laying under the steps going into the coop.must have happened last night or early this morning. No holes big enough for any predators to enter their coop I'm stumped and don't won't it to happen again. Any suggestions? They're 3 months old and...
My chicks have had TS small pine shavings since they were days old. They pick at it but I haven't had any problems from them at all. It's a whole lot cheaper than hay here.
Just think it's funny how you add in labor and equipment costs like these are the only two chickens you are raising. Seems to me like you're just trying to pass the buck to someone else who seems to be in need of a couple chickens? I understand the food cost but anything else is stretching it...
Charge what you feel is fair. In my area in VA I've saw them go from $10-$25. I found it was cheaper to just to buy the chicks, a heat lamp, and wait. If they pay more than $25 they're a sucker!