My hens are 18 months old now and they have not molted yet, except for a partial molt when they were about 6 months old. I would have thought the fall weather and shorter days would have triggered a molt prior to winter, but it hasn't. Is it unusual for them to wait this late in the year to...
This was purchased from Meyer Hatchery as a day-old chick, and was supposed to be a Golden Buff, but she also looks a lot like a Rhode Island Red.
What do ya'll think? She is my star egg layer, out of the four breeds I bought she started laying the earliest (just over four months old, whereas...
Hi everybody,
I have been a casual reader of this site for the past year or so, but have not actually started keeping chickens yet. After watching "Alaska The Last Frontier" on Discovery, I've decided to get serious about starting a flock. I have a garage full of salvaged lumber and now I...