So I've got five chickens and when the weather switched from summer to fall, four of my five hens stopped laying. Not slowed down. Stopped. They aren't hidden somewhere. I've checked. I don't think they are all molting. Seems odd and now I'm worried about their health. What is up with my ladies?
Ugh. Rats. I've killed several, blocked off their routes into the coop and more. They keep coming back. Tonight I ventured deep into the run and found some things that disturb me very much. first I found extensive tunnels. Then I found lots of rat poop leading to a hole at the bottom of the...
I'm getting my first chicks In the near future and I haven't seen whether I should or should not keep the light on in the room I am keeper the brooder in or not. I know light matters for laying but I'm not sure it matters as chicks since the heat lamp will be on.
Hi there. I've been reviewing the posts on here for a while and was going to post my first post a while back, but I had some trouble with the registration process. I've picked up on several answers to questions that I had just by checking this forum.
So, as a bit of background about the...