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I saw a disturbing thing today, and I'm not sure if it's a "pecking order" thing or if my roo is being too rough with this particular hen. Fwiw, this roo is the most, ermmm, "active" roo I've ever seen...
I tried to post pictures, but I don't know how to submit a pic from my desktop...
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My husband tripped down by the coop while gathering eggs this afternoon, and almost half of the hen's daily production, 8 eggs, fell to the ground and broke. Before he knew what hit him, ALL18 hens pounced on the broken eggs and feasted on them. When I went down to check on them about...
In the summer I've seen the hens roll around in the dirt, which is expected and understandable. But I saw them doing the weirdest thing today, and I'm hoping that someone here can tell me what the heck they're doing....
The snow is melting, it's been rainy, and well, the yard is a bit muddy...
I fried it up - but I have to repeat a question someone else posed - mine tasted minerally, and the white was watery. Is this normal? Perhaps they froze? I've had farm eggs before (I'm an avid locavore.. duh...) and my eggs tasted odd..
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I'm not completely sure of the answer, so I'm posing the question to you guys: My hens are 17 weeks old, their eyes are clear, they are pretty big, and seem healthy. BUT - they're not laying yet. I've noticed on a few of them their beaks and wattles are turning nearly white - so I'm...
Sorry for not being clear. I'm guessing it's a foot deep, maybe it's closer to 9 or 10 inches - it's a 12x12 coop and I used 10 of those block bags. I put it down on July 5th. We live in Connecticut.
Thanks!
We are newbies. We rescued 5 roosters a few months ago from another newbie, but now they're in the freezer and we're starting over. We've since purchased female chicks, and they're ready to go out into the coop and yard (we fenced in the entire back yard).
My question: Should I completely...