I just picked up my girls last night and I'm so excited! I got 3 Black Australorps and 2 Americanas, all juvenile birds. We should be getting eggs in about a month! We've gotta finish building their run tonight but they seem very happy in their coop. They haven't been handled much (they were...
I'm a first timer and I'm getting ready to start a small (4-6 hens) flock. My landlord doesn't want the chicks inside at all and I just don't have a good place in the garage for them. So is it OK to set up a brooding lamp in the coop and just lock them in the coop with plenty of straw until they...
Hi all!
I just found out yesterday that my landlord will let us have chickens!! So I'm researching like mad and getting my little plot ready for chickens. If you have any advice for raising chickens in New Mexico, I would love to hear it! I'm a first time chicken owner and I mostly want layers...