I currently have a flock of 19 chickens that are all large breeds. This is a new flock so they are fairly young still, 2 months to 3 months old. A friend of ours also has chickens, but they live in a neighborhood and, therefore, can not have roosters. He is looking for someone to take his...
I walked out to find a hawk trying to carry off one of my chicks. It was too big for it to be able to fly off quickly, and my scaring it caused it to drop my chick. She is beat up badly, but still able to walk. I don't know if she is just pumped full of adrenaline, but if she is able to get...
So my welcome email says I should post an introduction. While my disposition is to be the happy little chick scratching contentedly under a bush only to look up and find all the other chicks have gone off chasing some bug or another, I will give the flock life a go .
Currently, I am starting...
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I am thinking of making a watering system using nipples for my 21 chickens. In the past, I have always just kept a bucket of water out for them, but am looking for a cleaner easier solution. I read the previous posts on the forum, but am still a little hesitant about...