I was just reading that tomato plants are toxic or could make chickens sick? I was planning on letting my girls have free range of the garden this fall after the last harvest. I have quite a few tomato and tomatillo plants in the garden. Should I not let them have those and pull the plants...
So I wanted to get some more hens to add to my current 4 bird flock, which meant a coop expansion! My wonderful husband (who has no interest in the chickens other than making me happy!) converted our existing 2 sided weather 'roof' to an awesome 8x8 coop!! I'm so excited, just had to show it...
I have some 5 day old chicks that I just picked up...my question is, about once a week I give my older girls a yogurt/veggie treat and some cottage cheese too. Are these little guys too young to get yogurt and other treats?
So I decided to try and introduce my younger birds (approx. 3mth) with my older (6mth) hens. I watched them for quite a while, and there was some mild pecking order pecking, but overall, not bad. We left for maybe an hour and a half and I came home to one of the younger girls crammed in a...
So I want to add 2 more chicks to my group, 1 SLW and 1 EE (LOVE their cheek's!!) Anyone know where I could possible get just a couple chickies sent my way?? (Older than chicks would be ok too...) I'm in the Willamette Valley, OR
So I want to add 2 more chicks to my group, 1 SLW and 1 EE (LOVE their cheek's!!) Anyone know where I could possible get just a couple chickies sent my way?? (Older than chicks would be ok too...)
Anyone have opinions on which is better/more effective? I already have the red heat lamp bulbs from the chicks which I was planning on using through winter for heat and light, but I'm wondering if I need to have a separate white light bulb for daylight simulation in the winter months??
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Now approx. 21 weeks old, I'm starting to wonder about the gender of my RIR "pullet" and my White Rock as well....
It's been years since I've had chickens, but the RIR's comb and wattle seem awfully prominent to me...
Pics of my RIR, White and Barred Rock and Australorp available at this link...