So after about 30 mins of "Tik" our Barred Rock, squawking and clucking, digging around in the nest box, we got our very first ever egg around 2:30pm'ish. Now the other five girls better start laying soon ;-)
It was really amazing though, as Tik was in the nest making all that noise and...
So we got her based soley on the fact my wife like that she looked "hawk"ish. So no feelings will get hurt. I've read tons of Americana and EE threads and there's definitely some passion among owners. We were told she is an Americana, but after reading here and 1000 pics I can determine for...
So currently or 6 girls are in a 300sqft 7ft tall, amazingly built ( if I do say so myself), covered run with a coop that sits off the ground 2ft inside the run. Although the coop really doesn't take up floor space since its off the ground it feels tight when I'm in there with my girls, as they...
Is she a boy or girl, your thoughts ???? So she's 17wks and she just looks slightly different then our other 4 Wyanndottes. Just not as fluffy, same height, just slightly narrower and slightly different (possibly) feathers... She hasn't shown any signs at all that she is remotely interested in...
How's it going BYC family. Thanks to you guy/girls, I've started and now got a "flock" of 5 that are doing amazing ;-) My girls are 18wks, and couldn't be more rad !! I'm here in St Petersburg, FL, where we live on the water, and the hens have tons of grass to tear up and eat every bug they...