Recent content by ryantollefson81

We plan to get more hens so hopefully that works!!

That is what I thought. I didn't know a dominant rooster will mount a subordinate. If it was mites or lice wouldn't they all have feathers missing? What do I need to do???????

I have 2 roosters and 4 hens. 1 rooster and 2 hens are missing feathers on their backs. What would be causing this? Picture included.

OK. I have 6 chickens. 2 roosters and 4 hens. One of my roosters and a couple of the hens have started to have missing feathers on there backs close to the tail? The one rooster has none at all and 2 hens are perfect so I don't think it is mites or anything. Is it the rooster? Do I need to get...

Well I went out this morning to get my egg..........and there was 2! One in two different nesting boxes!!!! So that must mean another one is laying right????? I am so excited!!

Is it likely that the 3 will start laying eggs during the winter? We have artificial light in the coope?

We ended up throwing the eggs away and starting over. Since then she has been laying an egg every day! It is so exciting to go out every morning and get the egg from her nest. Now just waiting on the other 3 to start laying eggs. Is it true that chickens don't lay eggs as much during the winter?

She stays with them most the time and pecks at you if you try to grab them. We lost 8 chickensto predators this year so wouldn't mind some chicks. But didn't know how well that work during the winter. I love in Kansas so it gets pretty cold. We didn't catch the eggs when she first laid them as...

I have a 23 week old hen that has layed 9 eggs and I am not sure how long ago. I have 2 roosters also. These are her first eggs. Actually our first eggs ever!!! The hen is very protective of them. Do we leave them or take the eggs?