I have 6 chickens already, and they all seem very happy! Plus I have paid to have them checked out.
However, I want to get a few more hens. Any tips on how I can check for lice and mites?
I don't want to bring home sick chickens, is there anything else I should look for?
I was also...
My kids and I built a coop for 5 chickens (we have 6, but one has to have his own coop). I was wondering how many more chickens can I add? What is the average space need per chicken?
He's a little older now (8 months). Behind him is his Frizzle girlfriend. However, I'm wondering if I should put him with my Silkie. His name is Elvis.
I got the egg from a breeder, and she said the kids would be suprised when it hatched. At 12:30 am in Fed. 2012 Elvis started hatching. I...
I have a large Red Sexlink rooster, that I hatched out in Feb. 2012. Lately he has had a bad attitude. Sometimes he don't pay me any attention when I'm near him, and sometimes he comes to me looking for a treat. But sometimes he attacks me for no reason at all. I had to trim his spurs, due to...
I just wanted to say a quick hello, and introduce myself. My name is Penny, and I live in Tampa Florida, with my two children. Together we built a small 9' wide X 10' deep X 6' tall coop. We currently have 6 chickens, which we hatched on our own with the help of a incubator of course. We live in...