Okay, so this is extremely embarrassing, but I think we have a rodent problem where our meat rabbits are housed. I went out there tonight to check on them and I got freaked out my something black and fast moving in their area. Our rabbits are kept three feet off the ground and I know the rodents...
I currently have 4 chickens. 1 is already laying. My buff Orp is 28 weeks, My EE and Barred Rock are 23 weeks old and none of them are laying. My neighbor said that their Buffs were bullying their younger set of chickens and not allowing them to lay. Once they got rid of their Buffs their...
So, I am a novice. I have a flock of 9 and they were supposed to all be pullets. But some of my "girls" are looking a lot more masculine to me. I thought they would all be pullets but if they aren't, what is the proper protocol for getting new girls. Is that bad?
So, first off Mary (2...
I have a 10 week old Buff Orphington who stands under the waterer and drinks. She has stayed there the most of today with her eyes closed. Just standing still. Every minute or so she will get another drink but I haven't seen her eat anything. The rest of the flock just leaves her alone. I don't...
Hey. So I'm new to chickens and new to building a coop. I need to know if I am doing this right. We are on a tight student's budget and so I'm building the coop with scrap wood that has been laying around the yard for a couple years, so it isn't pretty. But here is the old shed that we are going...
Please tell me what to do!
My dear, sweet, loveable, three year-old left the door to the garage to get into the brooder open and one of our puppies had a hay day playing with my chickies! They are all somewhat wet from either the water that was spilled in the process of her getting into the...
Hello all you chicken people out there!
I'm a SAHM with 4 kids 5 and under, 2 puppies, and we now own 9 chicks!
We have 2 Barrasdupre Ameraucanas (Nugget and Nuggita), 2 Easter Eggers (Olive and Juicy), 2 Black Australorps (Mary and ______), 2 Buff Orphingtons (Miss Hannigan and Chick-a-dee) and...