Recently bought a hen who was laying on 7 eggs. They all seemed to be various stages, some looked very close to hatching, and some much earlier in development. We think the 2 that we’re much further along hatched and she ate the babies. We found the bits and pieces of the shells but no signs of...
I have 3 chickens who have laid eggs very consistently until recently. I was getting 1-3 eggs a day and rarely went a day without an egg. They are 18 months old and lohman Browns. I don’t know if maybe they have decided to start laying them in some random other place I can’t find or they are...
Not exactly sure if this is the right place for this question. But here goes. I have a mix bantam and standard size chickens. I have a bantam rooster. Can I put a standard size rooster in with the mix or will the roosters fight. I have 10 chickens total.
How old do chicks need to be before I can give them scraps. Mine are about 4-5 weeks old and I have some left over corn on the cob and eaten corn cobbs. Can I give it to them? Are they too young?
How long is it okay for me to let my chicks roam around outside. It’s around 74 degrees here today. They seem to be enjoying them selves quite a bit. But wana make sure they are fine.
Hey, I’m 100% new to having chickens. It has always been something I’ve wanted to do and have read on this site for as long as I can remember when I started looking into chickens. I finally got some babies of my own! And am sooo beyond excited to start raising them and learning anything and...
I’m pretty sure on of these babies tried to do a little baby rooster crow this morning. Maybe I’m crazy. 100% new to raising chicks. And I’m not sure if you can even truly tell this early. There are 4 New Hampshire reds and 2 black austrolorps. They are about 3ish weeks old.