Search results for query: *

  1. Owner of Elvis

    Laying chickens eating dog food

    Is it alright for my layers to eat the dog and cat food? They come up on the porch searching for leftovers each day.
  2. Owner of Elvis

    Decision to be made about culling babies

    My neighbor bought 36 chickens ranging from 3 days to 4-5 months about 3 weeks ago at an auction. They brought them home and put the 8 -3 day old chicks in their garage and the older chickens they placed directly in with their flock. Mistake, I know. Within days their prior 30+ pullets and 2...
  3. Owner of Elvis

    BR Cocks attacking 1 poor Silver Laced Wyandotte

    OK...I have 3 -26 week old Barred Rock Cockrels. They are really gentle and quite tame. They have begun to seek out and try to mate with a 17 week old Silver Laced Wyandotte. They have BR two females with which they "hook up" but they seem to enjoy tormenting the poor little SLW. She hides...
  4. Owner of Elvis

    Adding Oyster Shell to diet?

    My Barred Rocks are 17 weeks today. Should I begin adding oyster shell in the next couple of weeks or wait until they actually begin laying?
  5. Owner of Elvis

    New Member check-in

    I'm Tina...Owner of Elvis. Elvis is my 11 Week Old Plymouth Barred Rock. I'm new to raising chickens though I've raised parakeets most of my life. I wanted fresh eggs so I bought chicks and am building a coop. Backwards I know. Now I have 6 Barred Rocks, (4 were roos even though they were...
Back
Top Bottom