Today one of my hens was sitting on the roof of the coop, trying to get away from the other hens. Shes been like that all day. I went out to investigate and saw that her feathers were missing around her vent and the vent and picked area was bloody. There was blood on the roof too. Shes the...
Today we had a lot of snow here in wisconsin. It ripped off many tree limbs at our house and made a mess. So, tonight i decided to check on my girls since we heard a loud crack in thier direction. When i got there, i saw that a tree (about 1 foot diameter) had fallen alongside my coop, tearing...
Here in wisconsin the weather can get well into the negatives and i need a water heater for my girls' plastic waterer. I'm hoping to make one for myself for pretty cheap. The waterer will be outside all the time. I need ideas, thanks!
I'm thinking of putting together a first aid kit for my chickens and I'm wondering what should i put in it and what would I use it for? Give me your ideas!
Today, my 16 week old pullets started squaking loudly like they are really stressed or something is attacking them. When I ran outside to see what was going on, they were just standing in thier run squaking as loud as they could. There wasn't an intruder in the run and i checked around for...
I recently got scratch for my 7 chickens and i just throw a handful in thier run every morning. Can i give them more or am i giving them to much already?
My girls are about 16 weeks old and I'm wondering when I should make the switch from grower feed to layer and when should I provide oyster shells for them? Thanks
I'm planning on getting 2 17 week old pullets from meyer hatchery to add to my flock of 10 week olds. My birds are still on grower feed and do the 17 week olds need layer feed? Do i need to feed them seperately?
I have chicks coming on wednesday from IDEAL and I want to make sure i'm not missing anything. What is the first thing I should do when they come? How big does the brooder need to be? Do I need to add sugar to thier water? Stuff like that. Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking about raising chickens for eggs and i am trying to decide whether to get chicks or pullets.
I want to get pullets because i will get eggs sooner and i want chicks because i want them to be friendly. Help