We bought (and moved into) a small farm 3 weeks ago today. Along with the house came a hen and rooster (as well as a bunch of sheep!). 3 days before we moved in (24 days ago today), we visited the property and found 9 eggs tucked into the corner of the barn, on the dirt floor. The day we moved...
Hi. I'm very new to chicken ownership. 1 week now. We had a hen and rooster come with the property we just bought. The two have had the run of the property (8 acres) along with the sheep and have claimed the barn (which is in pretty run down shape) as their home. I'd like to give them a home of...
Hi! I'm a former American but live in New Zealand now. I'm in the process of purchasing a lifestyle property (home on 8 acres) that is coming with sheep/lambs as well as a hen and rooster. My original thought was to have a couple of hens for eggs but I'm also a labrador retriever breeder and my...
Hi. We are in the process of purchasing a home on 8 acres. The current owner is leaving behind a rooster and hen (I have no idea what variety.) I am looking into the idea of raising chickens as a food source for our dogs and am in the process of trying to learn more about what would be involved...