Folks,
I have had chicken for years and know that they slack off laying in winter. I recently had to leave them for two weeks due to a death in the family. My sister in law was coming over to feed and water them for me. It turned out that she only came over 4 times in two weeks. Before I had...
I hope folks can help me out with this. The chickens I have this year (15 total) are not producing as expected. I My flock contains Buff Orpingtons (from Spring of 2011) still laying strong, Barred Rocks and a Rhodie (from spring 2012) and some leghorns (brooded in spring 2012, just introduced...
Greetings from high atop the Taconics in NY. I have looked through the forums from time to time and finally decided to join. I have been raising chickens with my wife for over four years after a hiatus from childhood. We have Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Leghorns and a...