Hi,
I was considering chicken breeds and then Easter Eggers came to mind (I must finally admit, those colored eggs ARE rather appealing... ). However, my family does not use eggs enough to eat all the eggs that we'd be getting from the chickens. We'd get probably eight to a dozen chickens to get...
So... I've heard rabbits and other animals can be sensitive to different food. You have to gradually change it and use transitional feeds and mix and all that kind of thing... I haven't seen a transitional chicken feed yet, but I'm wondering if chickens are sensitive like that. I had assumed...
I hope this is in the correct category!
Well... where to start? I suppose where I started. I guess I just somehow found My Pet Chicken and well... one thing leads to another (but overall - chicken addiction)!
The coop will hopefully turn out to be something like this:
I'm buying the plans...
I'm trying to set out a startup/two-month budget here, so thank you in advance for an answer. How long will a bag of 5.5 cu. ft. of fine pine shavings last for 8 chicks? Also, I'd just like to be sure that that kind of shavings is recommended rather than these (as they're a better deal).
While...
Hi! I just joined today. I don't have any chickens yet but RIRs sound nice. Just browsing the forums...
Also, idk if there's supposed to be another place for this (if so i haven't found it yet), but if anybody knows a great local place (local to me) to get 6-week-old or older chicks, that...