Hi! I have a broody hen sitting on 8 bantam eggs ( since 06/1) in her own separate chicken tractor. I've been able to observe her closely and she hasn't left the nest for an extended period of time. Today would be day 20 and I'm not hearing any pipping from the nest. Should I pick her up and see...
I have barred rocks, Easter eggers, olive eggers (Easter Eggers crossed with either a Barnevelder or a Welsummer) , and blue stars ( Blue Andalusian and a Barred Rock crossed). Are you familiar with any of those breeds?
Hi! My girls are 17 weeks old now. When should I expect them to lay if they’re coming of laying age during winter? Would laying be delayed till springs when there’s more sunlight?
I have barred rocks, Easter eggers, olive eggers (Easter Eggers crossed with either a Barnevelder or a Welsummer) ...
We’re currently working on building our coop. I’m happy we decided to built it and customize it ourselves. We still have a lot to do like adding more ventilation and building and attaching the run. Oh and predator proofing! But I think the girls are going to love it 💜
Do you have a picture of your coop set up? Thank you for the advice. We will more than likely end up building it because like you pointed out… the lack of ventilation and space.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-extra-large-sentinel-chicken-coop-mfc-ls I planned on modeling the coop / run after this. I plan on letting them roam around the backyard supervised (once they’re big enough). Our neighborhood is rural. Tons of outdoor cats and I know a...