Hello. Do cold eggs mean infertile eggs? My barnevelder has been on her eggs for about 7 days now and she has started to come out briefly in the mornings for something to eat and drink. She's in the corner of a very old dairy shed which is infested with rats and visited by at least one cat. I...
I inherited a chicken coop when we moved into our place. It's made of metal sheeting and wooden beams. The floor is dirt, not hard but soft, and I've been using a combination of wood shavings and straw as bedding. Problem is that around the edges of the coop it's damp and the wood is starting to...
Hello, we inherited two hens, a tiny chick and a rooster when we bought our house and they've been a joy. But being a novice chicken-owner I walked into all the traps. I was so thrilled with my little flock that when someone advertised chicks I bought three more (thinking all three were hens)...
Hello everyone, I've been reading your forums avidly since I inherited 3 hens and a rooster 5 months ago when we moved to the country and although I was a little daunted at first I just love them. They are an absolute delight! I never knew that having chickens could be such fun ...and a real...