A nice side benefit of having too many eggs for my wife and I to eat...we call up friends and family asking if they would like some really great tasting, fresh eggs! So we're socializing a lot more now....thanks to those little oval gifts our hens deliver every day!
We have 5 pullets, and one of them is a barred rock. Ever since we got her 5 weeks ago, she makes a unique, two-tone 'beep' sound almost all the time. Very different from our golden comets, which make more 'regular' chicken clucking and squawking sounds. She is about 2.5 months old now.
Is...
Hi All! I've been lurking here for quite some time...finally joined so I can share my wonderful chicken experiences with you!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes! April 19, 2014 my wife and I got two chicks from the local pet store for Easter.
(2)...