No they are in a huge enclosed run... there is the tidy cat nest in the bottom of the coop, a large converted dog house and some nest boxes dad made me. they were all laying in the tidy box...Madea used to lay in the dog box but started laying with the others. 6 big hens --6 big eggs...
OK so I have 6 large hens 6 mo old 2 batem hens... everyday I get 6 nice eggs and every other day 1 small batem egg---I guess 1 bantem is not laying.. Well today I get a text from my husband that says--you got a bitty in the coop.
though I have 6 nice boxes all of them prefer the same yellow...
I absolutely love my girls--they lay light tan to darker beige eggs everyday--all starting laying about 17 weeks and they never miss a beat. they are great layers and have not showed any signs of broodiness.
Oh my he looks just like red. My 20 week roo I lost Saturday. My fault I had open the slide door to the back lot so they could play with the vines and grass back there. The only part of the run not covered. Found a hawk making breakfast of him. Shut the back part off. I guess I underestimated...
I am tryiing to figure out what breed of chicken I have. I got them at TS and I thought they were leg horns but the eggs are cream colored or light brown eggs. They looked alot like your pullet at that age. The ears look irradeacent...
. They are all grown up. Got my first egg Sunday June 29. They were 16 weeks old. Today is Thursday and my total for the week is 4 so far. All happy and healthy except zibby's still doesn't fly and seems to take a lot of junk from the roo however she has her own hiding space and is...
Not trying to hijack anything but I cant seem to get any responses in the other thread--so figured some of my NC ers would help....
well first I noticed Zibby- a pullet about 14 weeks was giving to one side--thought maybe she was injured--No she was fine just wobbles to the left
next...
well first I noticed Zibby- a pullet about 14 weeks was giving to one side--thought maybe she was injured--No she was fine just wobbles to the left
next day sunday--I find her in the run panting and not moving much- brought her in gave her AC, yogurt and water all day- that evening took her to...