I’ve been successful with my Roo bachelor pad. I did have to re-home the most aggressive, which were: 3 Polish, 1 Dominique and 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte.
I have several roosters, but only one is nice to the hens. The others are mean to the hens and stress them out. Now I have the mean ones all together and the nice Roo has all the hen (around 60) to himself.
I normally pay $3-$4 per chick, but recently, I bought two chicks for $30 each. They are Ayam Cemani chicks. I’ve seen them advertised online anywhere from $50 each up to $200 each. Most required a minimum order. My wife thinks I’m crazy for purchasing them at that price, but now we have two...
I feed my chickens greens/table scraps in the morning. They love to free range, which they do when I’m home. I always have feed available 24/7, especially since bugs and the sort are very scarce here in the winter. In the evening, I top off their feed trays and give them dried worms. I have...
I’ll post pics of the coop once it’s complete. Currently working on predator proofing around the run. Next will be adding a ceiling to keep the hawks, falcons and bald eagles out.
Hi Everyone!
My wife and I bought a small chicken coop from Tractor Supply thinking we’re only going to have 8 chickens or so. We kept adding to our flock, so I purchased a large coop that was advertised locally. At this time, we have 7 hens and 16 chicks. We have: Rhode Island Red, Light...