My chickens are mostly in the coop due to predators but when I let them out they go crazy for what I think are locust leaves. Here is a picture to confirm. I'm reading mixed things online if this is safe for them or not. They gobble them up so I hope they are not poisonous. Can they eat these...
I have 2 broody girls that are sitting on eggs next to each other in separate nesting boxes. Today is day 21 for one hen and day 9 for the other. They switched this morning and my question is, is that ok? I am not sure if they will switch back but is it ok for the one who was on day 9 to hatch...
Thanks everyone. I am going to fence in an area around their coop and will have to leave them in there until the afternoon then let them out for just a few hours at the end of the day instead of all day long. It kills me to have to do that as I love having them free range and they are so happy...
I have no idea what is over there that they want so badly because I have so much space. They have a lot of leaves on the ground but so do I! I have them whistle trained to come back for scratch but they come back for the treat then run right back over to the neighbor's. I try to keep an eye on...
My chickens keep wandering into my neighbor's yard even though they have 5 acres to free-range on. My run is pretty small and so I don't like to leave them in there all the time and they are so much happier free-ranging but I really don't want them wandering into my neighbor's yard. Does anyone...
I have hardware cloth across the whole top and a 3" gap of air between the purlins and the metal roof. I am in Western North Carolina. Decently mild weather but we do get snow and some cold days in the winter.