I have found that these home remedies are very valuable in meeting the dietary deficiencies in the chickens. In the summer, I give whole oats and bread. In the winter I give whole corn (not cracked). Garlic, cayenne, apple cider vinegar and other natural supplements keep parasites and Bactria...
Ok, I have added the wild black chicken to my coop with the two plymouth rock chickens. I guess that it is to be expected that the black one is scared to death, but what worries me is that she seems to be getting picked on by the two veteran chicks. Do you think this new relationship will work?
I have a black chicken that has been living on my property for about 6 months. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it and it just laid an egg in my flower garden the other day. However, I want to put it with my other 2. It has eaten lettuce through their fencing, bedded in their...
I have a stray chicken that roams my property (I think she's jealous of my two plymouth's in the coop), but I just found where she is laying... Is there any danger in eating her eggs? I mean, a chicken is a chicken right? I just don't want to get sick, so what precautions should I take if any?
I am brand new at this. I just built a 12 x 12 run and a small coop. I think my chickens are about 8 months old and I am eggless. they have been in their new home for about a week now with pine shavings in the breeding boxes which I made inside the coop about 18 inches off of the ground. Do...