Hello!! We have had our chickens for 7 years now and their yard is so gross!! They have their run and then they have their part of the backyard fenced off for them. Over the years, the ground became compacted (although I often turn it over for them to collect worms) and when it rains, the ground...
Hello everyone!! First - the good news: I found the first egg in our coop today!! My 8 chickens are now 5 months old and this was my very first egg ever!! I am so excited and proud for whichever chicken it was!! :) And I have all of you to thank with all your help in getting us this far!!
Now...
Hello!!
I was wondering what people are putting in their run? Currently, I have just the dirt that was under the run at the beginning. I'm still new to all of this...my 8 babies are only 3 mos old. (It's getting hard to tell them apart as they're growing to all look the same! * I thought of...
I understand that a hen being "broody" means that she wants to hatch eggs, right? I am new to this... I won't be getting a rooster when I get my chicks, so will I have to be concerned with any of my hens becoming "broody"?
Hello, everyone!!
I am very excited to join your group!! I am extremely new to this chicken rearing...but don't actually have a flock yet. I am in the beginning stages still.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am looking into getting 8 chickens...after we...