Ordered my chicks from a local hatchery and took the option of having them dropped off at a local hardware store instead of being delivered at the PO. The hatchery is only 40 miles away but due to corvid wasn't open for in store buying. Okay so I order 24 sexlink pullets and 6 leghorn pullets...
I ordered chicks from the Hatchery then picked them up at the local Hardware store The whole transaction was disappointing since I ordered and paid for 24 red sex link pullets and 6 leghorn pullets What I got was 22 sexlink and 5 leghorns plus 1? First instead of leaving them in the marked...
I downsized the farm and upsized the amount of chickens I will be keeping, since the large animals are now gone to new homes I decided to increase the size of my flock and get some breeds of chickens I have admired. Since I would be needing a coop to handle the extra chickens I looked at...
I have a handful of laying hens for egg production, I do let them free range for a better part of the day. I have one auracauna hen who disappeared for a better part of the week and thought she was a goner. The last few mornings I have spotted her eating scratch with the rest of the flock and...
I getting some turkeys tomorrow, going to the breeder of Heritage birds to select 6. Don't know a thing about raising turkeys but have had great success with my chickens. Spent this week building a run and shed, bought a waterer and feed. I was told to buy the gamebird feed, and limestone, I...
I have a flock of 8 chickens I bought as 20 week old pullets last year, 4 rhodies, 2 austrolorpes and 2 barred rocks. I lost one of the Barred rocks a couple of weeks ago, So decided since I have the room to expand the flock went out and bought 7 more pullets. They are about 21 weeks old and...
Bought some 20 wk old pullets 5 of them from a reputable breeder, went to buy black sexlinks and welsummers she let me pick my birds from a large enclosure, I picked one that is black with copper feathers on her head. The breeder was surprised she say's its a copper maran she hatched a bunch...
have a Barred Rock hen that I found in her hen house limp, she is unable to raise her head she was fine the night before, then found her the next am in bad shape. Haven't changed feed, about the only thing I can think of is heat stroke, I don't know how old she is she was supposed to be a pullet...
Have a rhodie that was laying large brown eggs but for the past week has been laying eggs that are the size of quail eggs, no yolks to boot whats up with that? Feed hasn't changed, did get a new bag a couple of weeks ago from the same place I've always gotten it, also have been mixing Layena...
I have a Barred Rock that we call bare butt chicken she has no feathers other than her head and wings, she has been featherless since last fall, and shows no signs of growing them back any time soon. She is still laying and considering the subzero weather this winter I am amazed she didn't...
Hi I am new to chickens, have property so decided going to my back yard for eggs beat driving 6 miles to town. I live in Weiser Idaho about 4 miles from the snake river and Oregon. I raise South African Boer Goats for breeding and meat production. I just got my newbies a couple of weeks ago 2...