Hi everybody:
Recently, in CT, it has been getting to feel like temperatures of below zero. So I've had a huge problem of all the eggs freezing and splitting down the middle. It isn't that I'm not collecting them often enough, I do this at least 3X a day. I would like to avoid a heat lamp, as...
How cold is too cold for my chickens? I haven't let out my poor chickens the past 2 days b/c it has been 10 degrees w/ a feel like of -6. Is it safe to let them out?
So we bought a heated waterer for our chickens....it's just a standard plastic one. It's hanging from the ceiling of the chicken coop. The problem is, that when the chickens bump it it ALWAYS spills all over the floor it is a huge problem b/c then it freezes. I'm afraid the dampness will also...
Hi everyone!
We have 8 hens...
2 Rhode Island Reds (Lady and Cluck) 2 White plymouth Rocks (Rosie and Coconut) 1 Barred plymouth Rock (Pilgrim) 1 Easter Egger (Betsy Ross) and 2 red stars (Georgia and ?) We are trying to figure out a name for our last hen, a red star. Any good suggestions? We...
Hi everyone!
We have eight chickens. 2 red stars, 2 rhode island reds, 2 white plymouth rocks, 1 barred plymouth rock, and 1 easter egger. They are about 20 weeks old and some have just begun to lay. We are still waiting on a few. We live CT.
Hi everyone:
These are eggs laid by our Easter Egger. They are all a little different in color than the last one laid. Is this possible? I've always heard that they are the exact same color...