Recent content by SandyCWV

Sorry, I posted this in the wrong place and tried to delete it while you were posting. I moved it to the Chicken Behaviors section. But in reply, it really surprised me that she lifted it so far off the floor to move it. Had to have been interesting to see.

Yesterday we had a bunch of people over and I took a guest down to see the chickens. Lying in the middle of the floor was an egg that looked like it had been kicked out of the nest box. It looked dirty and maybe even dented, but was in a saw dust pile so maybe not. One of the girls was in a nest...

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At 3 weeks my mixed up crew of 16 moved into this 10x10 lot. It is tarped over and with that padding covered pet crate for a smaller heat containment area. I added the clear plastic to keep them from running through the wire and it turned out to be a good wind break too. We moved the whole set...

Hello! We are in southern West Virginia with 16 school incubated chicks that ended up coming home to the farm with my husband. They are 5+ weeks old now, fat and happy from what I can tell. They have been a source of curiosity for the dogs, cat, and people alike. The hen house is getting built...

Hi. I am new to chickens since we sort of got into this by accident, so we are probably doing everything wrong, but the 16 mixed birds are 5+ weeks old and still alive. They were in a school classroom for incubation and their first two weeks. Then a garage for the third week and then moved to...