I forgot to mention that, but I do not have a rooster. I remember when they were loosing their second set of baby feathers I was getting so scared that something was too wrong and got all kinds of stuff to fix them because they looked rough, but all it was was them loosing feathers/getting in...
I have 15 chickens. Yesterday, I noticed that all the sudden one of my chickens went from having very fluffy feathers to loosing all tail feathers (all vent feathers are still there), but her back (maybe saddle?) Feathers are gone and a little more up the way of the back. However, it looks like...
Yes, i like how simple it is right now, I'd just also like to have more without having them in my house again 🤣
One of mine just started signs, but she's also only almost a year so I doubt she's totally ready
What are some telltale signs that chickens are broody enough to put down some hatching eggs/try to make her adopt some chicks?
ALSO, if she's in the favorite nesting spot, should you let her have it or try to move her to a different one?
That's what I was thinking too. They'd be fine during the day, but would need supplement heat source during the night.
I would be moving the tractor around, but they'd generally be within the vicinity of where the full grown chickens go as I'd like to still keep a close eye on them.
I have a couple questions about raising meat chickens (like Cornish cross or freedom rangers).
1. I was thinking about starting them late spring again (May, our temps in texas late in the month are very high and the chicks would need minimal heat). That being said, is it safe to have a heat lamp...
I asked a question earlier because i thought I may have fertilized eggs and people said it looked like it, I also wasn't getting very good pictures of my chickens. I now have an above-view pictures of them as I scattered their food so I could get a better picture. From my knowledge, I do not...