I was considering getting a rooster for my hens. The hens are about 1 year old. 3 Barred Rock and 2 EE's. I was hoping to motivate egg laying and just think roosters look cool. I live in a fairly urban environment so I need a fairly quiet roo. Any suggestions on a fairly quiet and mellow roo...
One of my Bardrock pullets had become lame all of a sudden. She is doing what I call a squat walk to get around. A little history. She has been laying since about 6 months. She seemed to have hurt her foot about 3 weeks ago. Was limping and putting little weight on the left foot. I thoroughly...
Hello all. I am curious if it is ok to use chicken poo for a palm tree fertilizer. What i would like to do is add my pine shaving/chicken poo combo directly to the area around the palm trees(without first composting). Some in containers and some in the ground. I use the deep litter method. My...
I know this is a common newbie question. Any guess on the sex of my Baby Barred Rocks?
These are my 3 barred rocks at about 4 weeks. Midnight on the left, Mia in the Middle, and ? Walter on the right
This is a pic of ?Walter as a few day old
Midnight and Walter on the roost
what about...
1st question: do I need grit if they are just eating crumbles? If so, when to introduce it. Can I use course playsand?
2nd question: when can I begin feeding the chicks bugs, slugs, and snails.
I am a new chicken convert with 2 bard rock and 2 arucana chicks that are now 5 days old.
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