I have a RIR hen, and 2 BO hens that have been laying consistantly and egg a day for at least the last three weeks. All of sudden they have stopped laying. The birds are at my parents in laws house
currently, and my sister in law has been taking care of them, and I thought maybe it was just she...
So, I have finally decided to go "outlaw" (chickens are illegal in Gilroy, Ca. city limits...) and will be moving my girls from their home at my parents in law house, to our backyard. In doing so, I will have to get rid of Onyx, our RIR roo. After much consideration, we are going to do it...
Dont post much on here, but got some of the largest eggs we have gotten since my girls have been laying.. They have been laying now for about 3 weeks, and I have been getting a constant 2 a day, from three girls. Dont quite know if that only from two birds, or if they are taking turns each day...
I was recently gifted the money to finally build the coop that i want by my parents!!
I borrowed this design, and made a few of my own modifications.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=32956
Im going to shrink it some, making it 8'x4', and gunna put the nesting box on the...
The feed store that we ought these from labeled them as Ameracauna's, but didnt know even an approximate age.. Any thoughts??
(There is no bedding there, but it was on its way inside.. )
Well, I went and got some yogurt for the birds today, as a treat.. They didnt know what to do with it at first.. Aurora, my RIR Hen was the only one that would take it on the outside of the coop.. (It looks dirty, cause I was trying to get them to taste it, so I added some scratch..)
Once I...
Hello all, what a great site you have here!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Very much new. We got our first birds about 4 months ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We originally started with three Rhode Island Reds. They were all bought straight...