First time chicken keeper.... I have a backyard flock of 4 Lohmann Browns (that's the max we're allowed). They moved in almost 2 months ago when they were 20 weeks old. (The city allows us to have birds 16 weeks or older.) Anyway, one of them has become just a total twerp. She's pecking the...
First time chicken keeper here. I have a little flock of 4 hens (Lohmanns) that I bought from a chicken farm when they were 20 weeks old. They've been with us for just over 3 weeks now. Is it possible that they don't know how to roost or that veggie scraps are food? Every morning I toss whatever...
Just introducing myself... I live in Red Deer, Alberta and am wanting to have 3-4 backyard chickens (that's the maximum allowed in the city here). I'm in "information gathering" mode right now and want to prepare as well as I can ahead of time for the additions to our family. It's just my...