anyone have music in their coop? and if so what kind? classical, country?
http://www.producer.com/2014/10/mellow-music-puts-hens-in-the-mood-for-laying/
would the EcoGlow 50 - the Larger Chick Brood be good to help keep a couple of adult hens warm during winter in a large coop? I was thinking of mounting it above their favourite roosting spot....or is that just crazy thinking...
long story short i am new to chickens--keeping them for the first time over winter. I have 2 little red hens and bought one of those pre-fab coops and hate it--much too small even for just 2 hens--so I put the little coop inside my back porch shed--shed is insulated and has 4 large windows and...
newbie to chickens I have just two--one with no top beak so she needs a deep dish for food and water. I am finding them really messy!! how do you keep these guys tidy! the pre-fab coop I bought is a very disappointing joke and I am now building them a good place in a shed for the winter-- about...
I have 2 hens, one who requires more care (no top beak). My friend would like to give me her rooster--he will probably be killed if I don't take him. He does not appear aggressive to people or hens---
will adding a rooster be too much stress and upset for my 2 hens?- will he be constantly...
I am a newbie with chickens--this hen I am taking care of has very little if any upper beak--see photo--she is doing ok with a deep bowl for her chicken scratch and water and this seems to enable her to eat. However I worry she might not be getting everything she needs.
Does anyone have any...
Please help! not sure what to do==long story short- my first ever hen was found by the local shelter employee wandering around the city.... she only has her bottom half of her beak. I decided to keep her but felt strongly she needed a friend. I got a new hen about the same size put them beside...
just got a chicken last week--she was wandering around the city with no where to go--i have always wanted chickens so I guess I have one now--will get her a friend for sure. Your site has been very helpful with how to look after her. thanks!