I was reading about forage plants to sow in the backyard for my chickens. I've read that marigolds are good to feed chickens to keep away poultry mites and makes yolks more orange...in fact Peru plant fields of marigolds for chicken foraging. I read from a blog post that a lady used marigold...
Anyone breeding chickens and selling from San Fernando Valley area in Southern California? I'm looking for pullets. Looking for Brahma, Ameraucana, Campine or Buff Orpington
Hi! I'm a new chicken raiser here. I got my first chickens (RIR) back in September 2012. I'm waiting on my RIR pullet to lay. I'm waiting for the first egg. Anyone have pullets hatched last September and waiting for eggs or have seen eggs already? My RIR hen has full red comb and full wattles...
Here is a picture of my rir hen in back of rooster standing on 1 leg. She has been doing this ever since she was a chick. Does this every once in a while but noticed she does this a lot more when its cold
I found my 2 chicks pecking the heck out of a wild white mushroom while free ranging yesterday. They lost interest in eating the mushroom after 2 minutes. I did not see adverse side effects from my chicks. Are wild mushrooms dangerous for chickens?