I got a juvenile Jubilee Orpington last July, and then a lavender Orpington pullet in October. In November the Jubilee started laying. The shells were rough instead of smooth but the eggs seemed fine. She stopped laying around February, when we started seeing shell-less eggs appearing on a...
I bought these 7 weeks ago, and am not sure how old they were when I got them. Guessing 4-6 weeks?. They're supposed to be an Ameraucana and a lavender Easter Egger. I've never had these breeds before, nor have I ever had cockerels until this group (the breeder confirmed one was a roo already...
Late yesterday afternoon I heard my chickens having one of their usual squabbles, or so I thought until I heard the sliding glass door being thumped. I went to investigate and a couple of them were frantically trying to get in the house (we keep them in a fenced area adjacent to the house). I...
I first got chickens back in 2014 or 2015 when I lived in the NC mountains. Unfortunately, our dog managed to get to them. We then moved to an area where we didn't have the space for them, and earlier this year moved to SC, where we have a nice, large fenced area and a sturdy, well-ventillated...