I’ve got some egg eaters and will be adding curtains to the nesting boxes. Looking for recommendations for fabric and method of hanging the curtains. Pictures welcomed. Thank you!
I have noticed that my hens are eating eggs and I was told they may need to have their beaks trimmed and it will stop. This is the first time I will be doing it. I am looking for some advice thank you.
Help me sex my new chick. I have some broody hens that are hatching out chicks, the first one hatched. Pictures 1,2,3 are of the chick- pictures 4 and 5 rooster daddy and the rest of the flock.
I am considering switching from pine shavings to sand bedding in my coop 8’x8’.
Any advice is appreciated.
Pros/cons?
What type of sand?
How deep?
How do I clean it?
Thanks!
I have six week old chicks that are getting too big for the house. I live in New York so it can still get below freezing at night and fluctuate between 20 and 60° during the day. At what age can chicks go outside without heat below 60°? I am hesitant to put a heat source in the chicken coop...
I ordered some baby chicks from a local feed store. One chick is different than the others. I am hoping for some feedback on this forum as to what breed this chick is and if it a pullet or cockerel. It’s supposed to be a blue australorp pullet. Here are some photos at 16 days old. I can take...