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Crowe's "Nest"
BYC Coop Est. 06/2009
Americana "Easter Egger" Chick - 2 Weeks Old
My backyard chicken coop is home to nine hens and two roosters who provide our family with delicious eggs and plenty of entertainment!
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I watched my bantam fight a hawk to way way in the sky until i couldnt see them anymore i still like to think he won the fight but got lost on the way down pore guy never flew that high before.
My broody hen has been sitting on six eggs for about 12 days and today when i went to get my other eggs i noticed that she was getting some water so i looked in her nest box and the six eggs were gone. There was new eggs in the other nest boxes but my soon to be chicks were gone. Who or what...
I agree it looks like two hens and a roo but the mix looks more like Araucana with a dash of Cochin. The colors on the neck and back are identical to my Araucana but from the waist down looks like my Cochin pullets. Hope that helps
My chicks were born on Jun 20 2009 and are mixed breeds. I have 4 older hens they lay daily but the pullets just will not lay any eggs. any ideas let me know
I love my light brahmas They will walk up to me and eat from my hand i can pick them up without having to chase them they like to be pet like a dog or cat and always calm.
Well as much as i would like to shoot the hawk i cant because of laws and my neighbor is a falconer and it might be one of his birds. But thanks for the tips on cds and fishing line ill give that a try. My girls are picky and will not lay if i lock them in the coop even though the coop is a...
I have or had two great bantams 'one roo and one pullet' with my mixed flock of americanas and brahmas. They were the perfect couple always together and friendly. Then the roo vanished last week with out a trace just gone. Well yesterday I was feeding my son a bottle when my dog started going...
I have 12 pullets mixed breeds that are 9months old with the same set up as you it sounds like. I thought they werent laying either until a couple of weeks ago when i looked in a old flower pot by my garge and found 7 brown eggs so i started looking around and found more!!!!! So i closed the...