Hi all. I have a cinnamon queen that's just about 1yr. She has always laid wrinkled weird eggs, but Monday she got egg bound by a broken shell- we got it out and she is acting normal again. She has been laying in the next box the last couple of days preforming all normal signs of laying- but no...
I have a almost 1 year old cinnamon queen that has been attacking my other hens. She got my Rhode Island Red this last Saturday so bad that we had to put her down. Now I've caught my cinnamon queen jumping on another hen pulling, pluking, and pecking at her neck area- the same area my Rhode...
Hey everyone I have a question. I'm new to raising chickens. And I noticed 3 days ago one of my girls acting a lil off. She's lethargic, I haven't seen her scratch or dig, I have seen her eat a lil bit thev1st day and haven't seen her eat since. I gave them some garlic and ACV just a lil bit 2...
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I was lucky enough to be given a ton of apples this year. I have used what I need for myself and family, but still have a lot of the not so good apples left. I want to save them for my flock to enjoy this winter. What is the best way to do so? I was thinking of coring/cutting them...
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I'm going to be getting some pullets soon- I'm new to back yard chicken keeping, and recently rescued a 15-20 month old great preyneese/lab??? Mix (we think Jan, not sure) anyway I'm wondering what is the best way to introduce him to "his" pullets? He chases birds out of our yard, and...
Hey guys my husband is in the process of building us a coop- I'm just wondering if I should go ahead and get my chicks now? I know a lot of people keep them in tubs inside until they can go out anyway?! Right?!?
Hi there I am looking for info on how to go about trying to change my city's ordinance on having chickens. I live in Bloomfield, NM and am not sure where to even begin. Please help! Thank you!
Hello I am newbie to raising chickens- I live in the northwest corner (four corners area) of New Mexico. We are wanting to build a "chicken tractor" for our back yard, big enough for 6-10 chickens. Any suggestions or tips? What breed of chickens are best to get for my area that are good layers...