I have a 22 week old BR pullet. She is just laying around. She will go from the coop to the pen and just lay down. She wil only get up if another pullet come over and peck her or step on her. She will drink water if I put in front o her. Not eatting at all. She has not lost any feathers and her...
I have 26 br 21 weeks old. I have got 18 eggs from them in the last week. All have been small. I understand more then 2 or 3 or more maybe laying. How long will it be b4 I see some large eggs?
I got my first egg today after 2PM. My wife and I were very excited. We have 25 who should follow her anyday now. All are Barred Rocks hens. I have 5 white rocks who should start laying in about 3 to 5 weeks. Thanks to all of you I knew to expect the frist one to be small.
I went outside around 1pm today. I saw 1 of my hens laying down and my rooster got on her back to mate with her and starting biting her comb and bit down on the back of her neck and she let a very loud holler. My wife duck came over and push him off. Then she got in his face.
Should I move...
I will be lettting my twentysix 7 week old chickens out into the run today. There will be lots of goodies. It is in a shady wooded area of my yard with hardware cloth top and with 2 ft of it on each side of fence and 2 feet extended out on ground on each side of fence. I have 2 ?s.
1. Have...
I have 27 barred rock, I have a 10 X 12 Coop my son is still working on. He is also building a 20 x 20 run.
How many chickens will it hold? How many hen boxes should he build?
I read an article from site. It read that barred rock hens can produce eggs without rooster? Click below to read for yourself.
http://humgardens.com/chickens/barred_rock_chickens_breed.htm