Good morning all!
I have a couple of issues that I am working on in my chicken yard.
My girls have a wonderful chicken coop with an enclosed run for nighttime.
They also have a very large fenced in yard that they roam in during the day. Plenty of room!
One problem I have is I have a few hens...
Hello fellow chicken keepers.
I have a strange dilemma and I can't seem to figure this out.
Background information:
I have four hens who are 1 year old- all different breads.
My black star hen managed to get coccidiosis. I didn't have a vet confirm this- no vet in the area. I did lots of...
Hello all. I have noticed some unusual behavior with my Black Star hen today. She is a year old this month. We noticed this morning when we let them out to free-range, she was still roosting in the coop. She came down and ate and as always, joined the clan and explored the yard. I took...
Question for your readers: I just found a dead squirrel floating in... my rain barrel. I have removed it, and am now draining my rain barrel. I know I shouldn't use Clorox, but should I rinse it with anything before use? Thank you for your help- welcome to my crazy world!
Hello All.
History= I have four hens, all 24 weeks old. All four are laying. I have a White Rock, Red Star, Black Star, and Rhode Island Red.
My Black Star is the top of the pecking order.
My White Rock was my first egg layer. She has given me an egg everyday since July 5th, with the...
As I was locking my 4 hens up for the night, I noticed one hen defiantly intimidated the other three. She was the last to join the others on the roost, and when she did, the others moved out of her way. As she would get close to the other hens, they would burry their heads under the next hens...
Strange question for your readers- Is it possible for my leghorn to lay brown eggs? I have four chickens: leghorn, Rhode island red, black star and red star. One is laying eggs daily and they are 20 weeks old. I have been getting one brown egg faithfully everyday for nine days.The leghorn is...