My hens are 7 months old and still no sign of eggs. From ANY of them. Are they broken?! I would think that at least one of them would have started laying!
I have a Plymouth Barred Rock, Light Brahma, Black Copper Marans, Silver Laced Cochin, 2 Speckled Sussex, and 2 Wellsummers.
Is there...
Hey y'all! Right now my chickens are happily in their coop and run, but I would like to give them some time free ranging as well. How do I start free ranging? Will they stay near the run?
This little Plymouth Barred Rock is still confusing me. About 13 weeks old, seems to have hen coloring but that tail looks so roo! Plus her comb is much more red and large than her sister's. So what do y'all say, hen or rooster?
Our coop is only about 18 sq. ft. and the run is about 150 sq. ft. We have 7 hens and 1 rooster right now. I'm dying to add a couple more hens....but I should stop, right?
This chicken is confusing me. About 11/12 weeks old Plymouth Barred Rock. Seems to have the coloring of a hen, but a larger and more red comb and more yellow legs than his/her sister, plus the tail seems more rooster shaped.
Hen or roo?
I have a roo that is 16 weeks, 5 hens that are 13 weeks, and 2 hens that are about 10 weeks. I would really like to add one more hen, maybe a little older than the ones that I have. But then I read that you should only add new chickens in pairs.
Has that been y'all's experience? Do I need to add...
I have 10 chickens right now, ages 10 weeks, 13 weeks, and one 16 week roo. Today for the first time they have been going into their coop during the day. All of them.
Evey other day they spend out in their well secured run.
Is there a reason they're doing this? I cleaned the coop today and they...
I have a Silver Laced Cochin, 2 Welsummers, 2 Plymouth Barred Rocks, a Mottled Brahma, and a French Black Copper Marans. The Plymouth Barred Rock hens are about 10 or so weeks old, and the rest are all about 13 weeks old.
Who do you think will start laying first? Is there an average age for each...
This is Friend, our sweet little hen named by my 3 year old. She was sold to us as a Light Brahma, but doesn't seem to be? Ideas on breed?
She is about 11 weeks old in these photos.
12 week old White Ameraucana Rooster for sale. This guy is gorgeous and sweet as heck, we just have too many roosters! His original name was Minerva, but since finding out that he is a rooster we have changed his name to Dean.
Please message me with interest in Dean! I am in the Upstate South...
This handsome and sweet fella's name is Jimmy. Jimmy was supposed to be a hen, but turns out that he is a rooster. Since his big brother was meant to be the only roo in a flock of 8, we are having to find a new home for Jimmy.
If anyone is interested in giving Jimmy a new home, please contact...
My Welsummer hen, about 11 weeks old, is keeping her eye closed most of the time and it seems watery and red, possibly swollen around the bottom lid.
I have no idea what happened, my daughter just pointed it out to me this evening.
What should I do?!!!
We have too many roosters and only one coop so no bachelor pad available. We had only ever intended on having 1 rooster and 7 hens, but currently we have 3 roosters and 4 hens.
Has anyone had any luck rehoming a rooster? What avenue did you use?
We have a White Ameraucana, a Black Star, and a...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm pretty new to chickens, we got our first flock on Mother's Day this year!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We currently have a flock of 8 chickens
(3) What breeds do you have?
We may be switching this up as we are...
Hey y'all! We are new chicken owners and intended on getting 6 hens. We went to a local farm where the lady is supposed to be the best and ended up getting 7 that we thought were hens and 1 that we thought was a rooster. Chicken math, I hear.
So we've had our little flock for 4 weeks now, and...