Two of my girls have been showing signs that they would be laying soon. This afternoon I was standing in the kitchen window and heard this crazy noise coming from the coop. It was not a noise I had heard before. At first I was alarmed and then I wondered. But no, it's too soon isn't it? Then I...
Good morning! I come to you with a question this morning regarding bedtime. A few facts first. I have three Barred Rocks and three Tetra Browns who are about six weeks old. My chicks are free range when we are out in the yard or confined when we are gone or can't keep a watchful eye on them. I'm...
Tonight is our first night in the coop and there are a lot of tears. Our girls are crying in the coop and won't go in the hen house, they're curled up in a corner of the run under the hen house but it's a warm night. They're not cold. I picked them up and tried to put them in and they clung to...
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My name is Shannon and I am from Upstate South Carolina. I am married with three kids and this is our first flock! Our chicks are a month old. We have three Barred Rocks and three Tetra Browns. We wanted to start our own backyard chicken flock for the eggs. We spend nearly $5/dozen...
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I am a new chicken mama. This is my first time raising a flock. My chicks are a month old, give or take a day. We have six chicks, 3 Barred Rocks and 3 Tetra Browns. Their coop is up and we have been putting them outside during the day as the temps have been going up into the 80's...