I was just looking at the post on free range vs cooped up. I do both . I have one coop and a small annex area. I just got 2 new hen that are fully grown. I have separated them from the others , 2 other hens, today . the problem is night. What to do when they all want to roost. I can...
I have 5 chickens . ONE hen has this bump on her tail end. It looked as if it was molting . I picked her up to take the picture . She felt dry along with all the feathers and dandruff like . I thought it could be mites, but did not see anything moving. The other chickens are all ok...
Here is our new coop for the 3 girls and one rooster. I had 15 chickens in an old and larger coop that raccoons got into and killed all but one little rooster. The new coop is much smaller and more secure. Had fun with the decorating . Just need to do a little landscaping . I put...
Hello there all. I have a big problem , I have had chickens for years ,but this year they have just ruined my lawn , Just wonder if anyone had a great idea to keep them off!!! besides locking up in the coop , or fencing in a run.
I'm having a hard time keep the ground squirrels out of the chicken feed . Does anyone have a good idea. They come in through the door and help themselves. They can climb to the food that I hang too. Thanks
I went down tonight to shut the door on the coop . Thought I smelled something . In the coop in the corner was one of my newer chickens dead. She was about 5 months old. I got her out , but it was to late to clean up in there. . Some maggots had already appeared. Not sure what happened to...
I got 3 female Muscovy ducks . I have two male ducks one is a runner who chases the chicken and try to mount them. I have seen one Muscovy as of late the other 2 have disappeared now the 3rd is gone to . It has been a long time since I have done this I think it takes 28 days for duck eggs to...
Hi all. I have 16 new chickens about 6 weeks old . 3 are frizzles. One is a week older . The 2 younger ones were locked in a beak to beak thing today . The old one seemed aggressive also. I have had chickens before . I know pecking order. This is my first time with Frizzles. Anyone with...
This is a 2 week old Bantam Frizzle?? the wing feathers are curling up so I think this is one. I Have another red one that is already a full Frizzle . What say you ??
Can someone spell out some of the abbreviations that folks use on the site. Like EE, BO, etc . for name of chickens . For us newbies it is kind of fun to figure out ,but makes it hard sometimes to read.
Hello, I 'm an old chick from the foothills outside of Sacramento in a small town called Sutter Creek. where they discovered gold. My husband and I have 10 acres ,and I have been raising chickens for 16 of the 18 yrs. we have been here. I have 4 new Cuckoo Moran's , a new Frizzle, along with...