Hi friends,
A little bit of background: we have 5 hens that are about 3 years old. This year we decided to add three more to the flock. We got chicks about 9 weeks ago and have since found that two of them are roosters, which we are not allowed to keep in our neighborhood. This puts us in a...
Hi everyone, I’m a new chicken owner in a suburban area, so this may be a dumb question. We have 6 chickens that are 6 months old today! About three days ago we switched out their smaller waterer for a large bucket with nipples that can be heated so it won’t freeze in the winter. We have not...
We have a beautiful 7 week old barred rock rooster that we arent able to keep, because of zoning, that we will be giving to a sanctuary/farm about an hour away. My question is: what is the best way to transport him? I know it will be stressful for him, is there a way to help him with that?
It's our 7 chicks second night in the coop and they were peeping very loudly after putting them away the first night, same thing tonight. We sat outside for a little bit and they quieted down. This morning they seemed happy and were very quiet. I'm assuming the peeping/crying is normal? We...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New to chickens and loving them! Our chicks are about 6 weeks old.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 7,
(3) What breeds do you have? 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Australorps, 2 Barred Rocks, and 1 Salmon Favarolle (one of our...