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My favorite chicken starting laying eggs August 20th...she is now in her second round of broodiness. First time was about 2 weeks after she started laying and again 3 days ago. It's really exhausting trying to block the nesting boxes from her while my other hens need to use...
My 3 hens are 6 mos old and all are laying almost every day, their eggs have thick shells, orange yolks and seem healthy. My question is... my hens seem thin since they started laying and do not eat their laying feed at all. They free range in my backyard for a few hours a day (on a 1/2 acre)...
Hi...newbie here...just wondering about my 8 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte chick..her tail feathers are lookin like a rooster to me...what do you think? She is also very skittish and not very friendly, unlike my other 2 chicks who are sweet and lovable. Any advice on how to make her like me...
need some advice here...have an 8 week old silver laced wyandotte that is very skiddish and afraid. She will not let me pick her up, its just so frustrating because she is still in a brooder and needs to be put back in at night, etc. I can't even bribe her with treats to get close enough to...
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Went to the feed store in Alamo to get birdseed for my feeders and came home with 3 chicks (2 days old) we couldn't resist. We are empty nesters and thought this would be a fun adventure! My friends think I'm nuts!! Thank goodness I found this website so I can figure out what the...
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I'm new to raising chickens and am so glad I found this site! We only have 3 chicks, they are 8 weeks now, and all three have very different personalities! They are "Daisy" a Buff Orphington, "Sadie" a Silver Laced Wyandotte and "LuLu" a Light Brahma.
I hold these chicks and talk to...