We have a small flock of 6. We have room for more but only wanted 6-8 originally. So we had a hen go broody, she sat on two fake eggs and we decided to let her have two babies. Adoption day and the following 2 days went off without a hitch. The 3rd day we were visiting them and noticed one...
My BO started laying a month ago and has started to exhibit broodiness already. She’s still laying and not in the nest all day but definitely more than usual and growls if you dare disturb her. Is there any harm in just letting her go? She will not be hatching chicks. Or do I have to break...
Beautiful Betty has been laying for nearly two months without a break inbetween like all my other hens. Normally she lays spotted Olive eggs. The last two days they look more grayish and rough. Nothing else seems out of ordinary besides our weather I guess. Cause for concern??
Two weird...
I think I have a tick problem 😭😭😭 I noticed super tiny tiny tiny ticks on my feet the other day in the chicken yard. We tried sprinkling with DE and it seemed to work for a day or so but now I think I see them on Goldie’s comb. She won’t let me get super close. What do I do?!
She came from rural king who got their chicks from Hoover’s. We thought she was a barred rock as a chick, she looked identical to our barred rock chick at the time (to us newbs). Soon realized she was something totally different. I figured she was an Olive egger ever since she grew a crest...
During my search of what breed my chicken is I’ve discovered these two hybrid breeds. I can’t find much information on them but they seem similar. Are they the same thing just named different from different hatcheries? They both say they can come out with varying red colors, some with white...
My Betty girl came home! Well we found her through the grapevine and brought her back home. She was gone 28 days but ended up at someone’s house who has chickens and they homed and fed her, what their chickens would allow anyway, they said their chickens didn’t like her and when she got home...
Betty is missing 😫 my 6 girls run a 500 Sqft yard with 4ft fence and bird netting above. They don’t intentionally fly out but sometimes they accidentally do when they get rowdy. We usually find the escapee pacing the fence line to get back in (we have ton open the gate 🤦🏼♀️ why don’t they...
Every time I think I'm settled on she's a she, someone comes along and says, that may be a rooster. 15 weeks and still no idea what breed she is. She's way more developed than my other 15 week olds but I'm hoping she's just an early bloomer??
I just wanted to get your expert advice on my roost situation. I’m in Florida and I have an open air coop design that is 12x6 with nest boxes on the back and door on the front so I figured the roost should go on the side wall to be out of the way. It’s just under 4 ft high. I also installed a...
One of my girls is limping a bit and favoring a foot. I’ve looked her over and I don’t see anything like bumble foot. She’s laying down a little more than usual but still keeps up with the flock. They “free range” about a 500 Sqft piece of yard. I thought about keeping her in the run so she...
Is something bothering their legs/feet? What do normal chicken feet look like? I feel like it’s most noticeable on my BO but I can’t get the greatest pictures. I also notice it on my red girl (not sure what she is exactly). Is this the start of something bad? I never knew chickens could...
This may be a silly question but I’m not sure how to go about painting the part of my coop that touches the ground. I realize it would have been better to paint to before the birds moved in but I could not wait that long. So here’s my dilemma, the inside of the coop ground is currently a...
Finally got our open air coop built by some awesome people. It’s solid and fitted with hardware cloth and we added a predator apron. But will these roof slots be a problem? Or these slots inbetween the nest box boards? Also these locks on the nest boxes, you have to life the latch while...
They are finally in their own fenced in area and exploring. They love the bamboo bush! I had no idea I’d become so attached to these cuties. Gilly was acting sick the other day but has made a full recovery and was super photogenic yesterday. I just love watching them change and I can’t wait...