Thanks! Glad to know that it's not really unusual. The girls are a mixed age flock 1-2 years old. The heat has been terrible here of late, but it is breaking a bit. I was just happy to get 4 eggs today!
Ok, I have owned this adult flock of Buff Orpingtons for 2 months now. I have six hens and a roo. Up until today I was getting on average 10-12 eggs per week and all were pretty brown eggs. Today I went to check the nest and I had 2 unexpected surprises! The first surprise was there were four...
Yay for teamwork everyone! Another suggestion: If you are short on cash and need materials to reinforce your coop, go to Freecycle.org and join a group near you. It is a recycling network to keep materials and stuff out of landfills. Just request what you need (Of course if you have items to...
Thanks folks. I am going to hose the run down today. The temperature is cooler this week here in NC, so they will get a break for a bit. My girl seems fine and was eating and drinking with the others this morning. Have a great day!
Well I figure you guys are rubbing off on me, lol! Up until recently, I thought chickens were only good for meat and eggs and not pet worthy......Hahahaha! Yeah right!
I bought my first chickens a few weeks ago. They are an established flock of adult Buff Orpingtons; six hens and a roo. The...
I experience knee-jerk responses to snakes and spiders. Anything with less than 2 or more than 4 legs is, in my opinion, an abomination.
I am exactly the same way! I know so many are snake advocates here on this forum, however I am not! I killed a small snake next to my coop today. I don't...
Ok, almost 2 weeks ago I purchased a flock of Buff Orpingtons (6 hens and a roo). I have never owned chickens and wanted to start with adults to get the basics down. Four of the hens are 2 years old and two are 1 year old. When I bought them the lady told me they had stopped laying a couple of...