Thanks for the info, I have a friend eho wants silkies. I'll pass it on. I put my almost 4 week old babies in the little a-frame coop and run yesterday, they did pretty good, too chilly so far today. I'd like to get them out on the porch with a heat lamp, the ducks too, but I'm worried about...
My ten hens made it through the winter, they are happily ranging all over the property, favorite spots are the wood pile, and along the creek. The mean rooster ended up as a nice tender rooster dish, after simmering with herbs and spices for three hours in a wine broth. We have little Barney the...
They were in a barn. i put them in a dog kennel outside during the day. We bought a coop for the six of them so they wouldn't have to be with the older birds right off. I am actually building a bigger coop if we ever lose all of the snow. I put shavings in the bottom of the coop for them to nest in.
My RIR rooster seems to be doing better. I take my little weeding rake with me when I go visit. It is one of those little curved rakes, the bowl of it easily holds an egg if one needs to be fished out of the back of a coop. It can also be used to nudge a rooster. No more attack issues, when I...
I have had a Rhode Island Red rooster for about six months. He is huge and has always been a pretty good rooster, not aggressive at all in the past week, he has attacked me twice. He has also pecked my husband. I try to stand my ground with him, but today he got behind me and pecked me in the...
I don't see their ad anymore but if you PM me, I can give you their contact info. I got my first chicks in July last year from them so assuming they do chicks year round.