I have five dominique bantams. These are great chickens to have at home. I have one problem. They like to get up on our deck and poop all over it. Is there a way to stop them from going on the deck.
I was wondering if anyboddy has used electric fencing for there chickens. Not the poultry netting, regular electric fence. How did you make the chickens stay in the fence. and how you designed it.
I want to make my hen broody. Is a good way to do that leave the eggs in the nest box and not collect them. She is 5 months old. Is she not old enough to go broody.
If my eggs are fertile then why isn't the hen trying to hatch the eggs. She lays the egg and then leaves and never sits on it again. is this because she is a young hen and doesn't know yet.
How old does the rooster have to be to fertilize the hen. I got my chickens in april and they just started laying. i want to know if they will be fertile yet or is the rooster not old enough.
Next year i am getting 25 meat birds. i want to know how i will be able to feed them meat bird food without them eating the layer food. these meat birds will be free range.
I have a flock of 16 chickens. About half the flock are roosters. There is one really dominant rooster. We let our flock out in the morning and they come back at night. There is one problem. They are starting to go to far from the house. Is there a way to keep them closer to the house other than...