I have a Cinnamon Queen who went broody. She sat on her 1 egg and it hatched at 21 days. Unfortunately the chick died on day 6. My hen went normal for a week but now is going broody again. She hasn't laid any eggs since she went broody the first time and now she's sitting on a fake egg. I have...
First time letting a hen go broody. Let her sit on 1 egg not sure of how this would go. She became a proud mama today. Mama is a Cinnamon Queen and daddy is a RIR.
We had a couple nights in west central SC where the temps got down below freezing. Is the white on his comb a residual effect of frostbite or is it something else. He is a 9 mo. old red ranger.
I need advise from you wise chicken owners. My current set up is 3 coops with their own runs. Each one has 6 to 9 hens and a rooster. The hens are made up of 6 different breeds and each rooster is a different breed. Is it ok to rotate my roosters between coops? I'm thinking of every 2 months...
I have a remaining roo from a bachelor flock and I bought some chicks to put in with him. My question is, how old should the pullets be before introducing them to the roo? He is 6 months old but massive. He is 15 lbs. and larger than a soccer ball. The hens are 3 weeks old. My big worry is him...
I currently have 2 coops. 1 has 5 hens and a rooster, the other has 2 roosters. I am considering building a 3rd coop and getting the two roos their own hens. Is it the same process integrating a rooster to new hens as it is a new hen to an existing flock? I plan on the new hens being raised from...
My hens are at least 2 weeks away from being old enough to lay eggs. My roosters have been grabbing the hens by the neck, is this a prelude to the roos wanting to mate?
I was able to rehome this handsome man today. He has 3 brothers that could use a good flock to protect. I'm willing to trade a hen for one of these handsome devils.
First time chicken owner, please pardon my ignorance. I have a few questions. Once my hen lays an egg and I remove it from the coop, how long do you wait to eat it? Do you refrigerate them right away? Do you have to wash them? What do you wash them with? Any other tips and advice would be...
Are Rudd Rangers a sex linked breed? My chicks from Tractor Supply were 5 yellow and 1 brown. They are 9 weeks old and the 5 look alike and the 1 is different. I don't know witch is a hen or a roo. The pic with 2 birds are 2 of the 5. The other pic is the brown chick.Whos what?