One of my rir hens successfully hatched 6 chicks yesterday in my neighbors yard. I have the mother hen and baby separated from the rest of the flock. How long should I keep them seperate. When should I remove the hen? What behaviors should I be looking for? Thank you for any help.
My mother is selling me 22 Rir hens and 1 rooster for 50 bucks. I have 8 hens and a roo already. My birds are 8 months old. The new old birds are 3 years old and in my mothers opinion in poor shape. They are loosing their feathers and not laying consistently. I think I can bring them back to...
I have 11 grown birds and I did have 6 3 week old rir pullets. I fed and watered them as usual last night. Went to do the same this morning and all six were dead all were bloody but only one had been ate on. My guess is a coon. Any advice would be helpful. I am setting a live trap tonight and...
Just introducing ourselves to the chicken world. My name is Eric and my wife is Lesley. We live in North Texas, in a rural community named callisburg. We started our first batch of chicks in January. Started out with 35 birds. A mixed flock of white and red leghorns and a few pullets. We are now...