I looked out at the run this morning and saw my 7 month old Australorp pullet dead on the ground.
She is the only chicken who does not go in the coop with the others. She roosts on top of the nest boxes which is about 6 feet off the ground. I didn't think about it dipping below freezing last...
I have three Australorp roos who are 17 weeks old. I have finally gotten the go ahead from my dh to try and process them for their meat. We have a friend coming around Labor day weekend to show us how.
These roos are big but not full grown by any stretch. I have them on Starter/grower feed...
We have three EE roosters that we hatched last August. I got the eggs from Gabbard Farms and they seem like really nice looking birds...all of them....but we don't have room to keep three roosters. We'd like to keep one in the hopes one of the girls goes broody.
My dh has a friend interested...
I am still learning so bear with me... My BSL pullet who is 8 months old seems to be losing feathers and she is not laying eggs anymore. I notice the feathers in the coop mostly. She has lost all the feathers on her face and most on her neck. I have looked closely at her skin and don't see...
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I have 3 sex linked hens and one pretty white EE hen. We hatched them back in January...our first time ever doing that! I have a few upper elementary age kids and was thinking about showing some or all of the girls in the county fair coming up in Sept. Is it worth it? I am not sure...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
This is my first time with chickens ever. I've been dreaming about having them for years and now we have 1 acre and lots of room and my DH said go for it!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We have 4 hens all about 6...