I have a little EE cockerel who is 13 weeks old (1 of 3). Eventually 2 will go to freezer camp if they ever fatten up. they're currently integrating into my main flock (6 pullets/1 cockerel) for the past month. 1 EE stays on the roof of the coop 24x7 and has never come down (for 5 weeks)...
I have two groups of chickens.
21 week olds - have their own coop and the entire run (6 pullets + 1 cockerel)
12 week olds - have their own coop inside the same run. they've been brooded inside the run since they were 3 days old. it's always been look, but no touch.
The littles had a MHP for...
I have 7 Barred Rocks (1 cockerel and 6 pullets) that are about 18 weeks. I also have 6 EE's (2 pullets) who were brooded in the coop since they were 1 week old, they're now 9 weeks old. it's been look but no touch the whole time. I have two urban coop's setup inside an enclosed run. the...
Our first batch of straight run chick's are 11.5 weeks. 7 boys, 6 girls. 6 barred rock + 1 white rock boy. They still act like goofy little kids. None seem to have turned into hormone jerks yet. White rock is stand offish, but they all are still friendly enough to stay underfoot when I'm...
My rock chick's are 8 weeks old. One has been crowing for 3 weeks, and the others are barely trying to crow (7 total). We aren't keeping all of them long term, only till it's time for freezer camp. Estimated to be June 1.
Today I saw my white rock cockerel mount one of the hens. Jump on her...
So, I bought 6 EE's from TSC this evening. Came home, setup the brooder and MHP, and added the chick's. I dipped their beaks and gave them a quick once over, but they all just stood there and peeped loudly. I got several drops of nutri drench water on their beaks and they all seemed to...
I currently have 13 8 week olds and I've already decided I want more chickens. we have 11 Barred Rocks, one oops and one White rock. 7 are roosters, with at least 6 destined for freezer camp around the beginning of June.
But, I'm conflicted about how to acquire these new chicks. Ultimately...
I bought a plymouth rock mix from Ideal about 5 weeks ago. I have 11 barred rocks and 2 others that were supposed to be white rocks. I'm not so sure about one of them, because it has feathered legs.
Alfredo (white rock cockerel) and Perlo (feather legged white pullet - I hope) look almost...
My chick's are 4 weeks old. They've been brooder in their outdoor coop using a modified MHP.
Like everyone else, I enjoy spending time with them and want them to be social. They run to the door when I get home and it's fun to hang out with them. They're slightly nuts, they eat out of...
Our whole chicken keeping adventure started when I found an Urban Coop Company Duplex Coop setup on craigslist at a really good price.
All together, it has a 52" run, then 58" coop, then another 58" coop for a total of 162 inches (borrowed image from Urban Coop Company's website...
Good morning from Jamestown, SC. Located 45 miles North of Charleston, and close to McClellanville and Moncks Corner. We live on 8 acres in the middle of the Francis Marion National Forest. We're fairly rural - nearest Tractor supply is about 30 miles away, nearest grocery store is 25 miles...