I've had my four girls since they were three days old. They'll be a year old in April. I did a countless amount of research all saying that I am allowed to have chickens as long as I'm following city rules. A man stopped to my house saying he was with the county and that I'm not allowed to own...
My four girls are 7 months old, all laying beautiful eggs. They have yet to molt.
What should I expect? When should I expect it to happen? Anything special I should do other then lots of protein in their diet?
Thanks!
I have my four girls in a very decent sized chicken house with a full play yard. Lots of roosting room for them both inside and outside.
I've seen them use their indoor roost a bunch of times during the day. I got them when they were 3 days old. Even as babies when I had them in a fancy wooden...
Out of my four girls I'm not sure which one of them isn't laying yet.
Dippy-Buff Orpington
Strudel-Red Star
Eggo-Silver Laced Wyandotte
Miss Marmalade-Barred Rock
I get three eggs every day, but I'm not sure who isn't laying yet. So far I get a darker brown egg, a light brown, egg and an off...
Hello everyone!
I have four hens that I've raised since they were 3 days old.
They're all about 17 weeks now and living in a chicken palace.
I switched them to egg layer feed and oyster shells to prepare them for laying.
In pecking order ..
Miss Marmalade, plymouth barred rock
Strudel, red...
Has anyone ever used a solar sipper? I found them on mypetchicken.com.
It's a solar powered, 1 quart water holder. It says it insulates with built in air spaces to keep water cold
in the summer and to warm it in winter with it's solar power top.
Sounds helpful, but I don't want to put out the...
Hi all,
My four babies are officially 1 month old today, on the bright side and quite off topic.
Now for the actual problem.. I'm worried about my Buff Orpington hen, Dippy. When she was a few days old I noticed she held her mouth open and stretched her neck pretty often. I worried, so I...
Hi everyone!
I'm a new chick mother. I've had my four babies for a little over a week. I have a Golden Buff, Buff Orpington, Silver Laced Wyandotte, and a Barred Rock, all hens. They are wonderfullll.
Once I have the coop completely ready in my backyard I want to start planting some...
Hi everyone!
I'm a first time chick mother. I've had my four babies for a little over a week. They're a handful to take care of, but they're wonderful. I have a Barred Rocks, Buff Orpington, Red Star, and a Silver Laced Wyandotte, all hens. I can easily tell the Barred Rocks from the...