I am sure this has been covered somewhere on this forum but, I am too lazy to look. I have 6 Guineas that live, eat and run with my chickens. I have noticed lately that the guineas are chasing my chickens and trying to bully them. My question is will this cause my hens to quit laying? I have 20...
I just purchased 4 guineas (3 hens and a male) and after a week I am only getting 1 egg a day and some days no eggs. They were in a pen when I got them and I am keeping them up right now. Has the moved caused slow egg production and if it has how long before they start laying better? They are...
My Guineas Hens are both laying in the same spot, do Guineas always sit on their eggs when they have enough? They have seven eggs as of today, when should I expect them to sit, and will they share the nest? They are free range but are returning to their coop to lay each day. Thanks for any answers.
Found one of my Hens dead today. It had a yellow like residue attached to the underside of its feathers in a few spotsl The residue would just crumble in my fingers when I touched it. We had alot of rain today and the flock was free ranging so its possible that the residue was soft and crumbly...
My broody hen has kicked 3 eggs out and I have found 2 broken eggs under her. She is a EE and this is her first time being broody. Started with 15 eggs and down to 10. Is this normal?
I just added (2)1 year old hens to my small flock of 2 EE's, 2 RIR's and a Black Roo. My Roo is beating the crap out of the 2 new hens every time they get down, they are trying to hide in nest boxes and in corners. They are even sleeping in the next box( I go out and move them to the roost every...
Went to close my pen right before dark tonite and one of my RIRs was sitting in a nest box. So I went back 15 mins later(it was dark) and sure enough there was a warm egg. I had let them out to free range about an hour earlier and gathered the eggs so I know this one was laid right before dark...
I got the fever to get more chickens in the spring. My coop and run is at max. number. If I build another coop and run separate from the one I have now when I turn all my chickens out to free range will they all return to their own coop each night or will they try to move , and will it really...
I have 3 Hens (2 Black Sexlinks and a RIR). I have a chance to get 2 Japanese bantam roosters will this be one rooster too many. My coop has 18 sq. foot of floor space and run is about 60 sq. ft, so space is not a issue. Thanks for any and all help.
I am building a 6x4 coop that will be 2'6" off the ground. I will put a vent on each end near the top and it will have a 2'x2' window that will open. My question is will this be enough ventilation and is it possible to cut a small hole in the floor (maybe a 6"x6") near a corner and cover with...
I am from east Tennessee and I have been reading this forum for the past few weeks. I am in the process of building a 6x4 coop. I have gotten so many great ideas of what I want to do from this forum. I am planning on getting 4 hens as soon as my coop and run is finished. My Neighbors have about...