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    Tinges of doubt… she’s a lady, right??

    I have three Easter eggers, and this one has always been a bit… strange. this is Switzerland, a menace to society, 20 ish weeks old. For a while there we thought she was a little… special because she’d run around in circles. Realized she was chasing gnats. She gave up on the gnats and now she...
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    My first chicken ever laid her first egg today!

    My Easter egger(labeled AmerACANA at tractor supply), Denmark, laid her first egg this morning! That means she laid her first egg at 18 weeks and 5 days! I’m so surprised! She was making a huge racket this morning until I came and sat by the chicken run. Then she did the cutest thing and...
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    Best Nesting Box Location? Interior, hybrid or exterior in the run?

    I went ahead and built a 4x4 chicken coop for my 4 pullets, but haven't put a nesting box in yet because I wasn't sure if I wanted it hanging off the side, more flush, or completely exterior. The inside of the coop is 16 sqft and they have a 50 sqft run- which nesting box style would be best for...
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    Brahma heat maximum?

    Hey everyone, first time chicken owner here! I have 3 Easter eggers and 1 light Brahma pullets- all four are about 9 weeks old. I had read that brahmas are cold hardy but not heat hardy, but I figured that she should do fine here in PA. Today we had a 84 degree day after nights of 30s, and I...
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    Marek’s and unvaccinated chicks

    Hello! First post here and first time chick caretaker! After months of research, I finally picked up 3 ameracanas/easter egger and one light Brahma female day old chicks from TSC about three weeks ago. So far it’s been great, but as I continue to research the multitude of horrible things that...
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