i have a hen that wont leave her nest box but to eat ........ the box is at ground level ....she stopped roosting with the other hens , and now spends all her time in the nest box !!! im guessing she is broody , however , is it normal for them to spend the night in the nest box ? she lets me...
i read on here that people use misters to keep down the dust cuz its bad for the chickens...why is it bad for the chickens ? my coop has a dirt floor , and since i fixed the roof from leaking it has gotten very dry in there.....tons of dust when they come down from roost or even just scratchin ....
haha ...im not talking eggs here ..... my biggest rooster gave me a big crow this morning ..... not the usual short version ...a full crow !!!!!!! pretty cool ..... at what age do they normaly perform thier first crow ?
over the last 2 days , i've noticed that some of my birds are pooping soft piles of poo ..... not the typical logs so to speak ......... im feeding them layena pellets , and corn ....treats have included bread, eggs , oats, bacon grease(in my flock blocks) hot dogs , and one time i gave them...
i was under the impression that chickens would roost at night ...... i'm using an old shed for a coop , i put in 3 different roosting options for them , but they are gathering together on the ground in a cardboard box my daughter put in there for the silkies ..... i have 7 turkens and 2 silkies...
will chickens eat my creeping flox ? will they get sick from them ? what are some ground covers i can grow that wont hurt my chickens ? or if i already have a yard full of clover will they even bother with the flox ?
i havent been able to find the answers i need anywhere in here ........ i have acorns all over my yard , they have been on the ground now for a couple months , is it too late to give some to my chickens ? also , should i crush them up , or will they break them up themselves ? i dont wanna give...
i went out to feed my chickens , last night ......i saw to yellow eyes reflecting in my headlamp beam !!!!!!! not sure what it is , but i bet it wants my chickens !!!!!!!!! i got 5 ,10 round magazines for that critter !!!!!!!!!! i'll set a trapp or two for during the week !!!!
i know chickens eat worms , but will they eat night crawlers ? i have been planning a nightcrawler box for fishing bait , could i feed my flock nightcrawlers??? i only have 9 chickens .....2 are silkies ...
i got 2 black silkies , not sure of the sex of either bird ........do the roo's have profound tailfeathers like most chickens ???? how do i tell them apart ??
im trying to enlist my kids in the chicken fun !!!! but i got dobber nests everywhere !!!!!! right now its too cold for them but does anyone have any ideas how i can prevent them from nesting in my coop ....kids wont go in coop with mudd dobbers in there !!!!!!
im feeding my chickens layer mash ..... i've had a couple people tell me to feed them 2 times per day .....i've also had a couple people tell me i could feed them in the morning only !!!!!!!!!! fill me in , what is best for my chickens ? i do not have heat or light in thier coop yet ...
my name is jay , im very new to chickens and obviously this website ..... im basicly a city boy that moved to the country , and im settling in , i was gonna start with rabbits , but went for chickens first instead ..... i have 7 turkins(naked necks) and 2 black silkies ..... dont know anything...