We got some new chicks back in April. They did great in the house when they first arrived, then later in a large horse trough in the coop (still with a heat lamp) and then they were moved into a smaller coop in the yard. Since then, maybe a month, three have died. Today I noticed another one...
Sorry this photo is brutal. The white parts are the hydrogen peroxide bubbles.
I came home last night from work and found our poor New Hampshire red hen had been attacked during the day. This is the first time any predator has attacked our girls, and I'm clueless. From the location and...
We live in North Texas with two Red Sex Links about 2 years old. Their egg production had started to taper off, with one egg, sometimes two, a day. Yesterday they were out free and acting normally until around 1pm, when we had to leave the house for the day. We put them with food and water...
On Christmas morning my husband gave me something I'd wanted a long time: my very first chicken coop. Inside were two sweet red hens, gifts from a daughter. The latches on the coop are flimsy, absolutely worthless. We went to HD to get some that will protect the girls, but left very confused...
What a fantastic website this is!
I have wanted chickens for years, but own neither chickens nor coop. My husband is building something in our garage (which I'm forbidden to enter) that may be a coop. I've started reading about certain breeds and have come up with a VERY flexible list of...