We have a flock of 15 hens, only one of which is laying so far. This is our first time keeping chickens, so I'm not sure what to expect. We started with 6--and added 9 more a few weeks later. One of the 'orginal' six is a White Leghorn--she just started laying last Tuesday, at 17 weeks and she...
We have 15 CX--this is our first run with chickens, and with meatbirds. They are almost 8 weeks old--we had planned on butchering this weekend, as they are all between 7 and 8 lbs. This morning I went out to feed them, and noticed one getting trampled. He is sitting with one leg fully extended...
Hi everyone, I am new to BYC, and new to chickens in general! We brought home our first chicks March 25:
3 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhode Island Reds, and 1 White Leghorn
and
15 Cornish Crosses
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We got our chicks moved out to...
We are new to chickens, and started with 6 hen chicks, and 15 broiler chicks (cornish crosses)--the CX are about 4 weeks old, and so far I have just been buying feed from my local farm and fleet store (which happens to be Runnings), but it's adding up quickly! They sell 40 lb bags, and they...