So my flock is pretty much laying on a steady schedule now, but I am having some issues with where they are laying. I built a group of roosting boxes, 3 up to, and three floor level. They only seem to be using the floor level ones, but that's not my main problem...although any thoughts on how...
I recently picked up this strange looking egg from my coop. I saw all the white specs and just thought it was dirt and such so I washed the egg. The specs appeared to have disappeared after washing and I set it down to dry. When I came back to it, much I my surprise, almost all the specs were...
Hi all, this is my first time raising chickens and I'm having a grand old time! I am curious to how hens should normally act around people. I have 8 hens and 1 of them is a bantam. I then have 3 orange, 2 black, 1 white, and one salt&pepper (not 100% on any of the breeds). Overall they don't...
Hi All,
I am very new to the chicken scene and currently have my first flock of 9 (8 hens and 1 rooster). My chicks are currently about 4 months old and are going to be used primarily as egg laying and pets. I currently have them in an indoor/outdoor coop that seems to be big enough for the...
So when building the inside portion of my coop I was told that if I didn't want to buy or build roosting boxes a good alternative would be milk crates on their sides. So, being on a budget, I followed these instructions and used these for the boxes. My chickens are about 3-4 months old and I...
So this is my first post here so please bare with me.
So I have 2 bantams (not 100% sure of the breed), but one is male and one is female. I then have 6 full-size (also not 100% sure of the breed) and I am not sure if one of the 6 is a rooster or no, but there hasn't been any significant...