A couple days ago our 10 chickens were free roaming. A fox that we haven't ever had problems with before fatally attacked one chicken and injured another. The injured chicken is a little white americana. It is a hen. We caught the fox with the white chicken in its mouth. We have since separated...
I could be in the wrong thread... Anyways. We have 10 girls, 6 Red sexlinks, 2 black, and 2 Americanas. Originally we had only planned for 6 birds, but since we got the original ones we found that we didn't have enough. I just recently finished building the coop. I have posted some pictures...
Help. I just bought 2 "americanas" from the store. I wanted a darker one but this is all they had and all they were going to get. Any ideas as to what they actually are? I just want coloured eggs. The girls are so light.
First time chicken owner - Picked up six red pullets from tractor supply company, and two more black sexlinks the following week. Can anyone tell us what kind of birds we have? They're 3-4 weeks along and were moved into the coop last night. They are doing great.
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My red pullets are doing great I'm just concerned about one of their feet. She doesn't seem to be favoring it or acting injured at all. It seems to have a bluish green tint to it. Anyone have any ideas as to what this is?
The end of the coop build is near, and I am looking at many types of paint. I have read many things about whether to paint the inside or not. The walls in my coop are going to be OSB shealthing. I would like to paint them, to give them some sort of protection. I am not looking for watertight on...
Last week we let the chickens join our family. I am currently working on building a coop, the coop itself is about 10’ wide by 7’ deep, and 6’ tall. The interior portion of the coop will accompany a 4’7 portion of the build. The interior will have 2x4 studs with insulation in between, and a thin...
I bought 6 red pullets from tractor supply co April 1st. They're all doing great! I went back to the store today to pick up a few things and they had a couple other chickens. I wanted a little variety but they only had the one kind the first time. So I splurged an purchased 2 additional black...
Anyone else concerned about their chickens when you aren't around? As a first time chick owner I decided to take extra measures to watch them when I'm not "watching them." They don't like it when I walk in their room every 5 minutes.
We rigged up a webcam using an old phone to broadcast video...
This is how my old feline responded to the new babies.
Anyone else have experience with chicks and cats? I have a kitten who is not taking well to them. He just wants lunch.
On Wednesday, we bought 6 red pullets from tractor supply co. The worker there said the chicks had been there for four days prior to us buying them. We are first time chicken owners. We have them in a tall cardboard box, lined with newspaper and wood shavings. We have a 85w heat lamp above them...