My middle son's teacher has an incubator, and I asked him to hatch a clutch of eggs from MY CHICKENS for me! 30 total.
They started HATCHING yesterday!!!
There were 7 of them at 4:30 last night when I left school, and 11 hatched through the night!! This morning the count was at 19, one dead in...
Recently, one of my chickens started pecking a hole in her egg after she laid. Today, I lost THREE eggs to holes. There is always a hole about 1/2 inch at it's widest, and the egg is still inside the shell.
Some information about my hens.
My chickens free range.
They have unlimited access to...
My Easter Egger cross laid her FIRST green egg, and I'm hooked. I'd like to add a couple more to my flock. I live near Canyonville, OR just off the I-5 corridor.
I had a Q on my website from someone about a hen with chicks that she doesn't think is laying. The thought occurred to me that a momma hen probably doesn't lay eggs until she's "done" raising her chicks. Am I right?
I just picked up six pullets that I've had on hold since they were babies. They're nearly laying age now. I thought there may be a few takers on guessing what kinds of mutts I have?
You can see the whole set HERE .
1. and 2. One of these whites has a single comb, and the one on the right looks...
I purchased pullets on easter... the girls are all doing great, but I have suspicions that one of the golden sex links is not a pullet. As chicks, they looked like pullets should. In fact, when I was choosing them, I chose the darker marked in the store, and I'm glad I did that, because lighter...
I've got two chicks that have been picked at over night. They are about 3 weeks old. They were all fine yesterday, but today, one of them has a raw spot, and the other has four. I have five chicks in all, and just moved them to a larger brooder. They are starting to feather, and I think the new...
I went to our countywide garage sale today.
Not a whole lot to speak of, but I did spot a 2X2X4 galvanized water trough. It looked pretty solid, just a little dirty. So I made a deal for
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS!! Those things are EXPENSIVE!! Now I'm set for YEARS with a nice solid brooder to help...
Hello! My name is Rachel. I live in Oregon. Recently, our city chickens became COUNTRY chickens!! And I do mean country. As in, we're really lucky I still have my internets!!
I certainly don't know all there is to know about chickens, but I've done a LOT of reading on line, and have several...
I've been considering a Rooster for a while now... and have decided since moving to the country, that I would like to grow my flock. For two main reasons, I have decided to obtain a Roo.
1. For the added protection against hawks which I have not yet seen, but know do exist here.
2. So that over...