Went out to the coop to collect the eggs. Like I do every day I checked the coop that had all my newer chicks and there in the nest was my first chocolat coloerd egg!!!!!!!!! One of my Marans has started to lay
I have 2 Golden Comets age 15 weeks, 8 easter eggers 14 weeks and 2 Buff Orpingtons that are 12 weeks. I am concerned one one of my orps is a rooster as it is larger that the other one. Should I know by now if I had a rooster? Wouldn't it already be crowing?
I picked up my 3 new chicks (buff orpingtons) on Thursday afternoon as the Agway store. One of the chicks seemed to lay around more and not walk as much as the other 2 chicks.Actually I am not sure if i saw this chick walk, I did see all the chicks standing . I realized last night (Sunday) that...
I am adding new chicks to my existing flock of 6. I have 6 one year old Columbian Rock Cross hens, they are in 1 coop / run. I also have 7 Marans (7 weeks old) in another coop and run. I have 2 Golden Commets that are 3 weeks old and 8 Easter Eggers 2 weeks old. These 10 are together in my...
I believe 3 of my 6 chicks are laying. I had been getting 1 egg a day for 10 days - there was only 1 day I did not have an egg. Then for 3 days I received 3 eggs a day. When my girls started they were laying in the morning. The first day I had 3 eggs the third was laid in the afternoon under the...
Just wanted to say hello. This is my first time raising chickens . I have 6 chicks and can't wait to add more to the flock. My hens are 16 1/2 weeks and I got my first egg today! Boy was I surprised. I wasn't expecting any eggs for at least another 3 weeks:)
This is my first time raising chicks. My chicks are only 16 1/2 weeks old and I got my first egg today! Boy was i surprised wasn't expecting any eggs for at least another 3 weeks.