Hello, I have a few questions as a newer Chicken owner.
We have 17 chickens right now.
5 Silkie Sultans, 5 Reds and 7 Americauna's. One Silkie turned out to be a Roo.
They currently have a 10x12 Insulated Steel Shed Coop and a 16x20 run, with a additional 16x5 run and a 5x4x4 Raised Coop...
We have 12 healthy layers. Some just started laying about a week ago. They have their own pen and coop. Today we were given 6 baby chicks 1 to 2 weeks old. We have them in the first coop/run we built next to our layers. My concern is can they pass anything onto the layers or vice versa. The new...
Hello all, my wife and I decided to raise a few chickens. We live in a rural area, have a lake on the back of the property and a lot of wooded area. However we put our coop by the pole barn next to our open field. We are in the process of converting to Solar and adding a greenhouse as well.
We...