Recent content by markofthebee33

I have 4 hens and 4 boxes, they use to all lay in the same box now they have all made separate nests and don't even use their box's. Oh well, I'm still getting an egg a day from them all and they all seem very happy. Guess they can lay wherever they want.

Thanks. That's what I needed to know. I'll just keep a small bowl out for them, even though they wont eat it LOL, I end up throwing most of it away, or the dogs get into it, at least they love the chicken feed.

I'm not worried about them starving by any means! I know they will eat it if they need to. I need to know if the other food I give them along with the bugs in the yard is good enough for them as far as protein and calcium goes can I forget the pellets all together? Should I be adding anything...

So how important is it to make sure your chickens are eating pellets or flakes? Mine wont anymore at all and I think it's because I have spoiled them rotten. They get a mix of raw sunflower seeds, yogurt, raisins or crasins, as well as the TONS of bugs they forrage for all day (worms...

I was wondering this too. Will they go bad in this crazy hot weather while I'm at work? Or are they safe???

They refuse to go in them. They sleep up on the opposite shelf in the coop away from the boxes, but they only go in there coop at night to sleep. What then?

I am a newb and my hens seem very close to laying. They have a coop that I keep them in at night so coons and coyotes cant get them with a small fence that really serves NO purpose at all. During the day though they have free range of the back yard. Will they just lay wherever? I have no...

He or she that is one pretty looking bird!!!

They look just like my EE's did when they were that young, but I agree we will need to see photos when they get a bit older.

I'm new at this but from what I've seen I believe you have 2 beautiful girls...

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If you can try to post pics it would help... Good luck fingers crossed!!!

Quote: Their combs get big and red when they're getting ready to lay. I learn new things every day with my birds. They are so much fun, I'm loving every second with them! I also have 2 EE's that I'm super excited to see what color eggs I get!!!

Oh thank goodness. Thank you for the help. I didn't realize pullets got such large combs.

Please help me determine if my Barred rock hen is really a roo or not. I have 2 and both are about 15 weeks old, they are not laying yet, neither have long tail fethers and the one I'm most concerned about with the larger comb has the shortest tail of all my hens. Here are a few shots of both...