I’m looking for a better water solution.
I feel like nearly every year I have to replace my waterer for one reason or another. I have tried: nipples on a 5-gallon bucket; the plastic bucket that screws onto the red base (example...
I live in the city and cannot have roosters. I had a broody hen earlier this summer, so I got her some fertilized eggs. She hatched six. Unfortunately, three of them are boys.
They’re approximately 16 weeks old, mixed breed. They haven’t started crowing … yet. So far, they are sweet, handsome...
I had a silkie brood and raise some chicks. (They were not the silkie’s eggs, but rather some mixed eggs I got from a nearby farmer.) They hatched about 12 weeks ago. My city doesn’t allow roosters, so I have been watching closely. I noticed yesterday this one’s tail feathers look pretty...
I have a silkie who went broody at the beginning of the month, so I got her some fertilized eggs to take care off. Day 21 is tomorrow!
I decided to allow the silkie to brood her eggs in the nesting box she went broody in. I have plenty of other boxes for my three other laying hens, but about...
Hello!
I have had chickens for about a year now. They started laying in March and had a very productive year, each laying an egg about 5 days a week. In August, I had a predator get half of my birds, so in September I added four silky pullets to my flock. One of the silkies was a roo so he had...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I first got chickens last fall, six of them. I had a predator get three of my ladies in August, which was traumatic but a learning experience. I just acquired four young silkies though!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now...
I got four silkie pullets about a month ago. I have suspicions this one is a rooster because she (wishful thinking!) is bigger than the others, has more of a comb than the others, and is less scared of the bigger chickens than the others. Roosters aren’t allowed in my city though, so I want to...