We have a 5 month old Speckled Sussex pullet who just started crowing briefly at 6:15am on the dot. We live in an urban area and this is going to be a problem if it continues. I think it's our pullet who is just about to start laying--her wattle has gotten noticeably redder over the last few...
I have had two pullets (now 17 weeks old) in quarantine for nearly a month. They seem to be very healthy and happy--they are eating and drinking fine and are perky, energetic, curious, and sweet. The only thing I've noticed is that they seem to have liquidy poops/diarrhea. I've read that this...
I picked up two 12-week old pullets from a local chicken hatchery/farm two weeks ago. They were both very alert and healthy looking when I picked them up. But when I got home I noticed that one of them had a cough. I was hoping it would go away but she still has it. Since then, I connected with...
I'm at a crossroads and I thought I'd post to see what opinions are out there. Our current setup has a coop attached to a secure run that the chickens have access to 24/7. We also have a manual sliding chicken door that we open and close each day that allows them to go into a fenced area of our...
I'm looking to buy two Easter Egger pullets at some point to integrate with my current flock of three Easter Egger hens (might be two at that point because one is having health issues) and I'm wondering what time of year is best for doing that. I'm trying to decide between June and September. I...
Our chickens have roosted on a 2'' wooden dowel for a year. I've noticed recently that they've started slipping on it when they're going in for the night and jockeying for position. It feels quite smooth and I think all their gripping on it over the past year has worked out the rough bits that...
Greetings chicken enthusiasts.
I've been lurking on this website on and off for the past year so I thought it was high time I introduce myself. I live in northern Colorado and am a chicken mom to three Ameraucanas.
We adopted them last March when our friends moved to Australia and the...