I have raised this type in the past but don't really know the best way to feed them. I fed chick start crumbles until near time to butcher. My new chicks should come in at the feed store this week end. The crumbles have anti-biotics. Sure could use some suggestions of what is the best feed for...
Well, I joined just awhile back to get some answers about my acquired peahen. We bought a juvenile male thinking this would keep her from wandering. Sometimes she would go missing for about a week at a time. We kept him penned up for about a week then turned him loose in the yard. He stayed for...
I bought a 9 month old male to add with my peahen 2 weeks ago. I kept him in a coop for more than a week. I turned him out yesterday and he seemed content to socialize with everyone. When it came evening the hen flew up into a try as did the free range chickens. He never tried. So we picked him...
I got her at the feed store a couple of years ago. She is the smallest chicken I have ever seen. She was weak and cold because the other chicks were picking on her so the guy at the feed store said I could have her. I put her inside my shirt and brought her home.
Hi, my name is Janice "AKA petmom". I live in Florida and have 29 chickens, a peahen, and a peacock. I will have questions that I am sure will be answered. Found the group from google search. I'm really new to this forum stuff and have been reading the instructions. Not on the computer a lot. I...