I have a question for any guinea fowl people. Why do they like to peck at my back door? I have lived in two different houses and have had several flocks of guineas, none related to the other, and every flock has had this attraction to our back doors. On one house the back door was multiple...
I have one bedraggled hen and one amorous rooster (both Standard Cochins) and after the third batch of rotten eggs, still no chicks. The hen has set on three clutches of eggs and each time winds up kicking them into the middle of the chicken house. This last batch was stinky! :o
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I am interested in using a calf hut or similar hoop-style building as a chicken tractor and am wondering if anyone else is doing this? My concern is will they stand up to bad Kansas weather (hail, sun, snow, wind, etc) and will they get too hot in the summer? Also, how to do nests and perches...
On a whim this morning I bought a Chick-N-Hutch at a Tractor Supply store with the thought I would use it as a transition pen for baby chicks and keats. Now that I've got it home I am beginnning to have doubts since it looks terribly small. Does anyone have any experience with this pen? What...