Almost two months ago I got home from school to find the neighbors dogs had some how got into our new coop (that we built specifically to keep the chickens safer). One of the dogs was sitting in there with our two Silver Laced Wyandottes dead by her side. Our five Buffs were up in the hen house...
My little ladies are about 9 mo. now. Since it's been getting dark earlier they are usually in their house at about 5 pm. They're spending probably a total of 14 hours in there. I'm sure I already know the answer to this but I want to get some other opinions. I heard that they usually don't go...
Since last saturday I have collected 1 egg a day. But so far I haven't heard any "singing" when the egg is laid. Today I actually spent alot of time in the kitchen and back yard so that I would hear it. I went out at several times between 8 am and 10 am and no egg. When I went out at about...
I'm getting anxious to know if I ended up with any roo's. We got these at the local feed store, and they are supposed to be pullets. But I'm starting to wonder if they all really are. They are about 12 wks.
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We just got 5 Buff Orpingtons on Monday. The first night was terrible because we had a bad storm and the power was out. So obviously we had a hard time keeping them warm. Last night was pretty good until about 4 this morning. We were awakened by loud chirping. We blew a circut and it just...