SO one of our BR's started to make a crowing sound the other morning. I never heard it but my girls said it sounded like the noise a rooster would make. This morning I heard it myself. Our 'hen?' sounds an awful like a rooster in training. I plan on taking a closer look at her comb etc. later...
We are now up to 8 Chickens. We did have one who was providing us with an egg everyday. One other that was producing one egg every other day. In the last two months we have not seen a single egg. Betty, our hen that laid everyday is now losing feathers and one would also think she is losing...
Hi all.....It has been four weeks this coming Saturday that we brought home our 2 Buff Wyandottes and 2 Black Australorps. Also three weeks that we introduce 2 Light Brown Leghorns. One leghorn started laying that night. Two nights later she laid again and we also got a brown egg from one of...
Last Saturday, brought home 2 Black Australorps and 2 Buff Wyandottes. I posted about not getting any eggs and was told to be patient and they shall come. Well, this morning we headed back to the market and due to lack of self control, returned with two beautiful Light Brown Leghorns. This...
Hello all. New to this forum and am waiting for first eggs from on of four Hens. Just thought I would throw this post out there to see who else in Ontario calls BYC thier home.
Hello all....brought home my first four hens on Saturday from the market. They are Orpingtons, 2 buff and 2 black. They had already started laying prior to me purchasing...but since bringing them home from the market on Saturday....not an egg to be seen. Is there a period of time that they need...