Hi everyone! We lost two of our girls in the last year, and now have one lady, Ginger, left (see picture). We would like to get a few more ASAP so she isn't lonely. We got our three from Agway as pullets less than two years ago. One appeared to have a clipped beak, but other than that they...
We got our 3 hens as pullets from the local Agway. When we got them, I asked the employee about the visible underbite, worse on Rosie than the other two. She said it is just the natural way the beak grows and it will fix itself. After some research, I think she was either misinformed or lied, I...
Our youngest of 3, Rosie, started acting listless today. She laid her first egg a few days ago. Today she spent a lot of time standing still instead of roaming around our yard. We felt her to see if maybe she was egg bound, but couldn't feel anything. She seems to be drinking a lot of water...
Hi all,
We are getting our first chickens (3 Red Sex Link pullets) this Saturday. We plan to give them our food scraps. I have read a ton of stuff on here, and from that I know a few things NOT to give them: coffee grounds, green potato peels, avocado.
Here is my question - can I give them the...
Hi all, I already made a post in the new member thread a while ago, "Curious with lots of questions", but overlooked the new member questions, so here they are:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, totally new to chickens, I am getting three 16 week old Red Sex...
Hi everyone. I have been stalking this forum for a couple of months. We are thinking about getting just a few chickens and live in the middle of Manchester, NH. We have a yard, and (what I believe to be anyway) a perfect spot for a small coop. I was just on Craigslist and saw this. My big...