one of my hens this morning seemed to be having a problem laying. -she seemed stressed and kept clucking like crazy. i went outside more than once thinking something had gotten after them because of the noise she was making.
it turns out i guess she was just trying to find the right spot to...
Living in the Bay Area and knowing others on here probably keep or want to keep chickens, I though I'd post some links to the laws in the area. Most are County laws and some local city laws.
San Francisco City and County
Alameda County
City of Oakland
City of Berkeley (Opens in PDF)
San...
So we finally got the coop to the point where we can get the girls out of the garage and the chicks out of the kitchen. It still needs a lot of work but here's the progress so far. Thank you everyone for the wealth of information you provided on this forum. We have, eh, no, experience building...
We have a lot of what looks to be Eastern Black Nightshade growing in the area where our run will be. Everything is really small and seems to be just sprouting.
Is there a way to rid of these within 2 weeks, without spraying weed killer, and it be okay to put the chickens out there? Or do I...
So, about 8 weeks ago we went to the local feed store with the intention of buying 6 day old Delawares. We walked away with 8.
In the weeks since we got them, I've been reading the BYC Forums and learning so much. I also didn't realize how addicting these little feathered fluffs are.
Well...
Our girls are 8 weeks old today and I've noticed over the past week or so they started to develop a little bit of black on the beaks about mid point. They seem very healthy they run around everywhere, they eat and drink fine. We still have them inside since we are still building the coop.
Or...