Hi guys i have a dilemma with my favorite hen i like to call fatty. The other day i went back to clean out the coop and noticed one hen was still in the run, fatty. She wasnt really walking around and i noticed she had been itching her left eye against her feathers every now and then. I soon saw...
I heard that if you place a piece of chain at the center of your chicken coop door it will make the foxes think its a trap and they won't kill your chickens.. Is this true?
My favorite rooster named Dominique (a barred rock, ironically) was found dead in the coop when we went for eggs. All the other hens are OK though. We saw our neighbors dog running around the coop at the same time he was dead. No marks or blood on him. Next, we saw the dog behind our ac unit...
Can I write with sharpie on my eggs? I want to start putting the dates they were laid on the egg but I don't know if that is bad for or will affect the egg.
So I have heard alot of good about Apple cider vinegar mixed with water for my chickens. I have adult birds now and never did that when they were chicks and was wondering if I could do that with adult birds. Will it have the same benefits?
So I have a genetics question...I have one RSL that lay ONLY double yolkers. She lays one every other day, and I want to know if its just luck or if that breed has it in their genetics, or is known for double yolkers.
This is the link for all you need to know about your RSL's! Everybody is welcome to post pictures of their RSL's and ask questions. Hope everyone enjoys this thread!
Ok so at tractor supply they sell broilers and say they don't lag eggs. Now my question is how do they reproduce? Either I'm too dumb to know this or ive raised a good question
I am looking to make my normal feed more nutritious for my chickens and I don't know any websites or places that sell rolled oats, whole wheat, etc. In bulk for a lower price. As of now my feed is dumor layer pellets mixed with producers pride scratch grain and an occasional treat of whole corn...
I live in the outskirts of elkton and northeast in cecil, and I have a rooster and I don't know if that's a problem here..if it isn't can people complain about the noise? Also how many chickens can I have? I know alot of people have chickens in Maryland since perdue is based here so I need to...
I've got two BR's and one I know is a rooster. He crows and has a huge comb.(BTW they're all 19 weeks old) my other BR I'm not too sure about. It doesn't crow..and its comb isn't that big but the way it walks sorta resembles a rooster. Here's a couple of pics.
Front is my certain too. Back is...
Me and my friend are building nesting boxes for our hens and he wanted to put the box in the little run we have for them and im not so sure about having it there instead of inside the coop. Please give me some feedback I just want to know if this is OK for my hens. Here's where we're putting the...
I live in Cecil county and I know that the county fair is coming up but I'm not sure if there's any chicken shows there or any coming up events for chickens. Any help from a fellow Cecil countian would be great.
I have this one barred rock that always strays from the group and never wants to listen and is just all around stubborn. I am worried its a rooster and so far I can't tell since they're only about 3 months old. He's a picture of it, and any knowledge on the sex is appreciated.