We have a 9-week-old rooster that we can’t keep in our neighborhood (Tractor Supply mis-mark). 85% sure he’s an olive egger—prettiest one of the flock!
We are adding to our flock with some summer chicks and TSC has Starlight Green Eggers. The research I found said they would rather forage than be confined during the day. We have a 10 x 10 coup and an 8 x 16 run with fewer than 12 chickens. Do you think this is enough space for a Starlight...
Do hens squat forever? Wondering if this is a behavior they do all their lives or just when they are younger. My 6 hens are now laying daily and some are still squatting, even if they see me come near them in their peripheral vision. They are all very social. Just wondering how long they do...
This might be posted elsewhere, so I apologize if I’m repeating…
What’s the name of your coop?
Ours is Pollaio—Italian for “chicken house.” We both have Italian in our families, and my husband has been teaching himself Italian for several years.
Hello, I switched our six chickens to layer feed as soon as we got an egg on July 31. I bought the crumble layer feed first, thinking it would be an easier transition from the grower crumble. Considering going to layer pellet for the next bag. What do you suggest—crumble or pellet? We do some...
Hi, I’m Amy, and my husband Dave and I live in central PA. We got our first flock of 6 as chicks on April 1 and moved them to our coop with an enlarged run we built on Memorial Day weekend. We have two Black Stars, two Rhode Island Reds and two Buff Orpingtons—all named after our grandmothers...