I have 2 hens, both going on 16 months old. The submissive one of the two decided to start moulting a week ago, feathers are everywhere and she's starting to look pathetic. Just this morning she decided to start periodically attacking her alpha sister. This is the first time I've seen them...
I'm thinking about building another small coop and in my search for something simple, cheap and attractive, I came across this:
http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coop-Plans/Pallet-Wood-Chicken-Coop-Plans-p622.aspx
It looks like a well thought out design using the limited dimensions...
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It's been a long while since I've posted anything. I currently have a couple of illegal Delaware hens who are now 15 months old. (Hopefully they will be legal early next year!) They sing a very loud egg song and one of them goes on and on like a parrot in the jungle. One of them is...
Hi everyone,
It is with sadness that I have to find a new home for my 'illegal' chickens. Their eggsong is just too much, especially when it starts before 7:00 in the morning! My neighborhood can handle the occasional loud cackling, but the eggsong before 7:00 is going to cause a problem with...
One of my 2 Delaware hens just started laying at 24 weeks old and has laid 3 eggs in the past 4 days. Yippee!!! However, her egg song is soooo loud. I don't mind, but I live where chickens are not allowed. My neighborhood is pretty relaxed, but the egg song just might push my luck. As much...
Hello everyone!
I have been lurking here for the past few months and finally decided to jump in the pool. Great information and stories can be found here!
I'm new to chickens and belonging to a forum. I have 2 (stealth) Delaware hens I purchased at 10 weeks old from an animal foundation...