I had some EE's born March 20 in one coop (after getting rid of 6 roo's I have 7 left) and 7 separate pullets about 10 days younger in another coop. There are 2 pullets in the first group that love to pick on the ones from the second coop when they're all out in the yard together. They will...
I would suggest looking at "Chewys" website and see how their prices compare to what you're paying. I order Kalmbach's from Chewy and love getting it delivered to my gate in 2-3 days!
My grandmother had a flock of white leghorns for multiple decades. She let her hens raise the chicks and did so successfully. I've been "in" chickens 20 years (off n on) n my son's been 'in' chickens about 5. Never have our hens(4 to date) raised babies successfully. They all disappear before 1...
My coop is one of those pre-fab ones that the run is all underneath n wire n the coop is above. Not counting her, there are 4 almost-3-month old pullets/roosters in that one. She was originally left out by mistake when nighttime came n we closed the coop up n didn’t do a headcount first. As far...
I have a pullet that escaped over a month ago and took up roosting in a large bush at the side of my yard. I thought I'd gotten her reintegrated with her former flockmates after she'd been loose about 2 weeks but I've noticed she's back in the bush. About how long should a chicken be shut up in...
.....survive wading through a flooded coop? I live in Huntsville Texas which has gotten RECORD amounts of rain (like we're up to almost 30" for the month of May) and flooding and where the coops are is a depression spot so completely covered with 1"-2" of water. They can get into the upper loft...
Had chicks hatched March 20 in a coop. Guess I didn't count right when I left them out roaming the back yard around April 25and they were 5 weeks oldish. One didn't get into the coop and took up residence in a big bush/shrub in the corner of our lot. She survived by herself 2 weeks out there...
Speckles for any that are speckled black/white. Salt for a white one. Cinnamon or Nutmeg for a brown one (see a theme here?!) Petunia to go with Poppy.
Well I tried it this afternoon and it worked out wonderfully. I let them out about 3:30 and they stayed in the general area of the coop until they all went back inside about 7:30. I counted and they all made it in. They sure enjoyed scratching in the new places and eating the newly mowed grass.
Hi all! I have a group of a dozen EE's that are 5 weeks old. They've been out of the brooder in the coop area for 2 weeks now and not under any heat. (We're in Texas). Wondering when I can start letting them free range in our 1.2 acre yard? They seem so young, although they're fully feathered. I...