I did not layer the bottom of the chicken pen with wire before I put the sand down. I only put wire around the outside to keep predators out. Well the moles are tunneling under the pen and my chickens keep trying to get to them or something. The dig these giant hole to China trying to get to...
All my pullets are the same age but 3 different breeds. All of them started laying at about 20-21 weeks old except for one. It is not a Roo! I know the seasons are changing and the egg laying goes down but she has never laid an egg. I know this because the California Grey(I have 2 of them)...
My 2 RIR's and 2 Silverlaced Wyandottes have been laying for about 3 weeks. They are about 24 weeks, all of them. The 2 California Grey's have not been laying till today. I actually had a thin egg about 3 days ago, then finally got a regular egg today. I know it is hers as it is white and the...
So my 20 week Wyandotte is puffing up her rear feathers and keeps squatting down like she wants to lay an egg. I free range them in the afternoons and am worried that they will lay the eggs somewhere outside. Should I keep them confined to the coop/small run for awhile till I can see what kind...
My 16 week old Wyandotte pullet got a comb injury when a coyote stalked their coop yesterday morning. The pullets all went crazy and somehow she got injured. I was considering separating her from the rest but since she is 'top dog'(I have more experience with dogs) I just watched her and no...
My chicks are 5 1/2" weeks old and fully feathered. Their brooder is getting too small(six of them). Temps outside in high 50's to mid 60's. Can I move them into their coop?