We inherited a flock from the neighbor but also have 5 Austrawhites that are now 13 weeks old. Today I found the "tiny egg" in the nesting box used by all chickens. Is this a pullet egg? Or something I should worry about in one of the other hens? As far as I can tell the Austrawhites will lay...
Yes, she has a brooder box inside of her main coop at all times & used a heat lamp. Our brooder was inside the barn.....then we moved into the small coop and run with outside trips. Now just need to get them in the main coop. In WA, in Feb when we got the chicks it was still in the teens and...
The main coop is draft free. There are perches for the current girls and we did add 3 more perches for the chicks. They currently have perches in their small coop in the barn, so they're used to perching and sleeping together. It's a small coop with a small run full of pine shavings and straw...
Hello everyone. We have 5 Australorp chicks, 8 weeks old. They are weened off heat; however, the temperature in the barn is still warmer than the overnight lows. Barn temperature is about 50 degrees. Outside temperature low is 35 -45. Since this breed is cold hardy, is it ok to add them to...