i have two hens which i brought a few years ago and i dont know how old they are but im kinda sure there getting on, they dont lay but i was just wondering if there are any easy to spot things about only old chickens have
any one know why my eggs shells are so hard i rlly have trouble when cracking into my frying pan!!! i dont know if its the shell or something else to do with the egg dos anyone know
well if you want your chickens getting lots of sun you should have plastic roof or other wise you can use tin which is stonger but they wont get as much sun
ive got 11 chickens and i give them 4 cups of layers and 1 of corn they eat the corn but then are not intested in the layers pellets. i do have a feeder with layers pellets in side but they have not touched it. any ideas why they are not eating the layers!!!
not at all i have 2 pekins, 1 maran, 1 light sussex,1 silver wyandotte (cockal), 2 leghorns and 4 different hybirds a big mixture they all get on fine!!!
there are 2 things i found out about haveing food and water in both. 1) haveing food inside can make rats want to go inside to eat it and will chew though the coop and 2) there is a really good thing about chickens you can not ever over feed a chicken they will eat as much as they like till they...
can i breed my silver wyandotte bantam cockal with my large fowl silver wyandotte hens or would there be any problems with them mating or with the hatching x
right i let my chickens on to my grass for a whole day big mistake i have hardly any grass any ideas on how to get my grass back but for either free or relly cheap
i have 4 hybrids, 2 Pekins, 1 barnvender bantam, 2 leg horns and 1 silver wyandotte cockle i am going to get 3 sea brights and i was wondering what 3 other birds i could have with my flock any good ideas???
but i have some which are 7 years old they roost but i have some pol they dont, i have some just over a year and they dont roost how can i get them to. they just sleep in the nest boxes
i have 11 chickens and i was wondering can i just have a 12 bird feeder inside there coop and just thorw a handfull of corn outside but would they be able to see inside the coop as they have no window and i cant fit one and i cant have the feeder out side because of rats would eat it. Rats any...
Right i have 10 hens 1 cockal and i was thinking that i have seen people on byc pics that people have feeders and waterers in the coop and i was wondering do i have to do this and will it get me more eggs and if i should do i have to have a feeder or just a bowl?tray of food (layers pellets) :)
1. can i breed my silver wyandotte cockerel and my 2 leghorns to see what comes out and 2. can i breed hens and cockerels from the same clutch of eggs.