Search results for query: *

Will weed killer kill chickens? My husband sprayed our yard without me knowing and my hens have been eating the grass all day! Does this effect the eggs?? Help!

i have some chicks that arent quite 24hrs old. I have noticed on a couple that only one eye is open and another chick has the other barely half open. Has anyone else experienced this? Does it get better?

I have 8 eggs. 2 hatched and others have pipped. My humidity is currently 65% with two vents open using a farm innovator incubator. Do I close a vent? I have to leave for several hours and im afraid it will drop too much, but dont want to suffocate those that hatched! Please help!

i have a few eggs due to hatch and one of them has pipped slightly on the bottom. Not completely though. I see the shell cracking and its moving like crazy. Do I help by turning the egg right side up? Or leave it?

I have a second batch of chicks that will be moving into a second seperate coop. This coop is large enough to hold ten chickens. Currently I have one large enough that holds 14. In order to introduce the new flock, I have the new coop with a run attached to the other run with a fence that...

I need advice from experience chicken owners. I currently have a coop that holds 14 chickens. I have 8 more incubating right now. How do you introduce new chickens to the flock? Do i need a separate coop until they are no longer pullet size? Im struggling to find a coop large enough for 8 hens...

My rooster appears to be turning into a crabby man and my hens appear to be getting bored with the long cold winter months. What is a good inexpensive way to keep them entertained and docile until spring? I feel like they are becoming out of control and picking on each other more each day.

I currently have Rhode Islands Reds, Easter egger, Speckled Sussex and Cinnamon queens in my flock. I am going to hatch some of my own soon (once the snow starts melting!) My rooster is an Easter egger. What do you call the breeds when you mix them? I would love to get a few Easter eggers...

I live in Minnesota and currently we are in a “life threatening” cold until Thursday night. -60 below temps. Can someone help me with the best way to keep my babes alive and well? They are in an insolated coop with pine shavings and a doggie type door to the outside. Should I close the door and...

I have comets that are 16 weeks and layed the first egg. The rest of my flock are 20weekers. What do I feed to accomodate all of them? Layer feed? Chick starter with oyster shells? The first egg was a shell less