So I picked up ten 8 month old hens from a lady who had not been taking care of them properly. These poor girls were in 8 inches of muck in a 3 ft by 6 foot total area with a hen house that was in ill repair and didn't keep the girls dry. There were many whole eggs in the mud. It was sad. I took...
I am new to raising chickens. I bought 8 chicks from the feed store about a week ago. We are keeping them in the laundry room while we get the coop built.Our coop will be complete by this weekend. My grandmother called and is giving us 6 full grown laying hens. What is the best way to introduce...
Hi my names Rachel and my family and I finally got out of our apartment and moved to a house in the country. We haven't even unpacked everything but I've got baby chicks from the feed store. They were practically giving them away. Then my grandmother calls with 6 grown laying hens.so we are in a...