So the old owner (we bought our house on a CD) got a letter in the mail about our chickens..... I think I went over bored they are SO addicting! I had 5 then added 3 more, I guess someone must have called the city on me You cant have Chickens in my city unless your on at least 4 acers.... Sooo...
Ok so I know this HAS to be posted someplace but I cant find it.... I have a small backyard flock, (10 hens 3 ducks) I like incubating as a hobby but I REALLY want to try and get one of my hens to hatch some eggs... do I wait for them to go broody or do I just buy the eggs and put them in the...
I just added 4 new chickens that I purchased off of CL, they seem VERY scared of people, any suggestions to get them to be like my other babies who come up to me to get held? I know I should hold them BUT how do it when they want to peck me and run away?
I lost my favorite chicken AND my favorite duck lastnight I am blaming the weather as I dont have a heat lamp in there insulated coop. I knew my ducky was sick as her feet FROZE she couldnt walk so I brung her in and ran warm water in my tub she unthawed and I kept her in the house all night...
I ordered 6 Easter Egger Eggs from mypetchicken.com they came and sent me 7! I tried making my own cooler incubator but it was a fail so I bought a still air little giant for $60 from the local feed store, I candeled the eggs every day lol (yes im a newbie) 2 went bad... could tell by the smell...