My almost 24 week old rooster just had his first real crow yesterday and I thought it was great, but even though I'm on 1.5 acres, I'm pretty close to one neighbor. In addition I just found my local zoning ordinance on chickens and males are prohibited and I'm only allowed "a small flock of no...
My rooster went to bed last night with a perfectly intact comb and it looked like this when I let him out this morning:
Sorry they're not the best pics... he's not the snugliest rooster - at least with me - so he's not really wanting to be handled today and I can blame him. Does...
My girls (and one boy) were hatched July 6th and I think (also hope) are on the verge of laying. I know they're not overdue or anything because they're still not too old and the daylight here is getting near the minimum for the year. I was just wondering if anyone else had chicks hatched that...
My chicks were hatched July 6th of this year and are now 19+ weeks old. I figure they ought to be laying soon, but some of them look more ready than others... like my Australorps:
What I was wondering is what are the odds that I won't get any eggs until spring just because of the timing of...
This is going to be my first winter with chickens. I have what I'd like to think is a decent coop with adequate ventilation while eliminating drafts. I know chickens are fine in cold for the most part but I can't help being a numbers guy. Does anyone monitor the temp in their coop versus...