my hens are in a netted fence and a couple will fly over it....and they have access to their coops as well. One of my hen went missing. One that flys over the fence. I found her 100 yards away in the side of the country road we live on. Her entire head was gone as was her breast meat. No...
When and how should I introduce my four- three week old turkeys to my chickens. My chickens are three years old and have never had babies and I have one 12 month old male turkey with my two chickens. I hatched out for baby turkeys three weeks ago and would like to put them with everybody in the...
I have 4 chickens until a few days ago and lost one. My girls have free ranged during the day as long as I am home. If I leave it's back in the coop. They are 1 1/2 yrs old and very sweet and well behaved. The coop is Amish built purchased new with an 8x8 enclosed coop and an 8x8 enclosed yard...
I am ordering 3 new chicks on line to add to my group. Backstory....I have a coop that is built for 18 to 24 hens....I currently have 4 and plan to add 3 babys. I have 4 one yr olds...3 wyandottes and 1 barred rock....no roosters....my new babys are females. 3 Spotted Sussex. The online site has...
Situation: 4 hens (3golden laced Wyn and one barred rock...no rooster) they have been together since birth 10 months old....coop is 6 x 8 with attatched large run but the girls free range all day. When I locked the doors tonight I noticed a huge amount of downy feathers all over the coop....a...
Does anyone know about drying out vegetables for my hens. I do not have a dehydrator. An example : if we have leftover peas, I would like to use them with a few other tidbits for an evening snack but with only 4 hens they get nasty in the fridge after just a couple days. I am not great in the...
I’m asking a lot of questions tonight because the more I read the forums the more questions I have. My four girls have food available all day. Layer feed, oyster shells and cracked corn mixed in. They free range all day. Every day about 4 pm I take them a snack bowl with mixed veggies, berries...
I have four 24 week old hens who have been together since they were 9 weeks old. I want to add 2 more 10 to 15 week old hens to the coop. My coop has a large fully enclosed yard and the coop is 8ft by 6ft. The yard is 8x10 so I'm sure I have enough room for a total of 6 girls. BUT...how do I...
I have a Barred Rock and 3 Golden Laced Wyandottes all Hens and all laying brown to very light tan eggs. They are 6 months old and today one laid a brown egg with dark speckles all over it. I do not know who laid it but it is the first speckled egg I have seen. I wiped it off with the egg wipes...
Two concerns. My Barred Rock Hen, LuLu, 5 months old, just started honking like a goose when it is time to go in the enclosure. She stomps around honking avoiding the door then honks and chirtles the whole time until I come out. Is honking normal? No roosters in my flock of four by the way...
I'ma new chicken owner...3 Goolden Laced Wyandottes, 1 Americana and 1 Barred rock. 8-week old pullets. 1 week under my belt...I have read WAY TOO MUCH and now I am scared to death of raccoons biting their heads off, owls grabbing them up and egg bound peritonitis!
They have a very roomy coup in...