I am considering using railroad ties dug into the ground as a base for the Dog Kennel we are using for a chicken run. Is there any reason to be concerned about the creosote and chemicals on the railroad ties?
My current coop only has a rooster and hen (both 1 year old and banties) I have six RIR pullets that are 4 months old and I would like to add them to my existing coop.
Can I just add the six to the coop?
My Daughter's hen has been sitting on an egg and it hatched. Should we bring the chick inside and put her in a small brooder or just let the mom do her thing.
If I leave the chick with the mom, what will it eat? I have some chick starter that I am feeding some two month olds but we are...
We have a rooster and a hen and it appears the hen is going broody. She sits on her egg most of the day and wont leave her nest when we come into the coop. If we get close to her, she raises her feathers and cackle a bit.
The last couple of days, I took her eggs in the morning when she came...
My daughters won a couple of chickens in a Barn Yard Scramble last July. The hen is laying about 5 small beige eggs a week and the rooster sings to us every morning, evening and sometimes in the afternoon. We have some 4 week old RIRs that we are raising also.
What kind of chickens do we have...