I have 11 hens 2 are dutch bantams who have started laying the most perfect tiny quarter sized eggs ( my 6 yr olds favs to eat) I have 5 RIR pullets who are laying well a silkie also laying well a black star laying well a silver laced wyandotte also laying well then I have 2 20 week old buff orp...
My 20 week old buff orp rooster was having some supervised free range time tonight like we do every night and Loco started screaming the first time was so funny we thought he was trying to crow. but a few min later he did it again and something just didnt sound right so we started to round them...
I invested about 20 bucks in reuseable blue ice blocks for my girls I put one frozen one in each waterer every morning and keep extras in the freezer I switch them out around 1pm and its been keeping their water cool same for the rabbits and goats .......what are you doing to help your "babies"...
So I got a new calender and when transferring my chickens ages I got off 1 month today I looked and it said they were 18 weeks without another thought I mixed oyster shell into a 50 lb bag of finisher filled the feeder up like a good chicken mama then realized wait they are just 14 weeks...
I let my 1 week old chicks out in the run today with my 10 weekers ....... A couple of times the older ones would come to the babies and nudge them a little but nothing more . I sat in there with them just in case lol I have a chair that I keep in the run, my chickens know all my problems. I was...
ok so I have a NH who is 9 weeks old it has had a lil red bomb and wattles for about 3 weeks no elaberate tail feathers no crowing I think it is a hen....I read somewhere that New
hampshires develope early any ideas?
Ok so I mounted my roosring bar today I used a 1x2x10 fit perfect I put it about 5 ft up gonna make the a ladder to get up on it they are approx 16 in from the wall ........My girls are 5 weeks old I put a temporary mini roosting bar in about 6 in off the ground they LOVE it so hoping they will...
Hey folks this is my first group of chicks raising for layers . I have fallen in love with my 4 week old babies, Sugarplum , Dixie (named after my mom lol) honey, myrtle , matilda and sweetiepie , hoping all are girls when will I know without question......