I bought a 3 nesting box coop from the local livestock store in spring when I brought home my chicks. I have since then built a much larger coop for them now that will house all 28 of them but they do not want anything to do with it even when it is raining or bad weather and still insist on...
So I thought it would be a good idea to give my flock some shade and built my coop/run under some trees..... well it turns out that was a bad idea because the trees are black walnut trees and the sky is falling for my chickens. this is just a heads up of one of the things to look for when you...
I was at rural King the other day and they had a barred rock rooster for sell at $200. I was under the impression that this was ridiculous but then he sold. then someone brings in a polish rooster and the priced tag on it is $1200. help me understand this. what makes sense.
Half of my flock is about 5 to 6 months old. When can I expect to start seeing them producing eggs? And is there anything I can do to promote them to start laying eggs?
I am new to keeping chickens, been doing a lot of research and keep ending up on this forum so I decided to join up. thank you for having me. Being new I went big and have 30 chickens they are all small and are staying in a small coop for now. they run around in the yard area I have sectioned...