My chickens have taken up with raiding my dogs dog food bowl. I tried putting it in a deeper bucket and the girls got the roo to get in it and pulling out peices and then he gives the pieces to the girls.. I shouldnt worry should I ? he eats good food.. the most I figure I have to worry...
Hi I had been missing a couple of my girls everyday and knew they wernt laying in the nest box. so I searched out the nest.. found it they had it covered with leaves.. still using this nest when I found it. well the leaves have stained the outside shell.. i tested them in water they all sink...
Hi Ya'll, do all breeds of Geese mate for life? or just a couple wild species? Question 2 can geese and chickens live happiliy together? and Chinese geese.. ??? good for family???? I think they are very beautiful.. and the curly geese too..???
trying to learn a bit ..
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Hi everyone.. has anyone else bought the Eggies .. I got mine at rite aid. love them but ... they make a odd shape for making deviled eggs. wondering if anyone has tried to make egg salad from them and the best way to do it..
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hi help needed,,
I put our 19, 4 week old broilers out in a grow up pen. dirt floor covered top ( tin) sides wire. and Now They are all sick.. what the Heck? I havent had any adult layers sick. I haven't had any adult layers in the grow up pen at all in fact they were locked out of it...
Ok Ya'll what am I doing wrong..
this is what I feed.. fresh daily. (if its old I throw it out to the songbirds.)
dumore layer crumbles 2 scoops ( they waste the pellets) laying mash 2 scoops, 1 scoop black oil sunflower seeds ( BB's dont like them at all) and 1 - 1/2 scoops of mixed...
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Went to the dr with mom yesterday and she has multiple bone spurs on her neck and the dr foresees lots of pain in the future.. she has degenerative discs in her neck and lower back, hardly any padding left at all.. and she is very concerned about her knees.. Hips are good though, so...
Hi everyone,
we have 20, now week old broiler chicks for the 4- h broiler project. they quickly grew out of my little brooder box and are now in a large dog cage that we have reinforced with chicken wire to keep them in and the adult chickens out ... I have an open coop, being the sides are...
hi everyone I've been wondering about getting a small stockpile of scratch and feed before winter.. it seams like the cost of corn and grain is getting higher each day. my gods I say today they had square bales on sale for $6.00 like that was a bargain.. ahhh its wasn't too long ago I was...
what is wry neck and is if fixable in a day old chick. we got 20 broilers from 4-h and this am its head is backwards on its body??? is this what it is? or did it break its neck.. its still alive been giving it water.. I just cant cull it I dont know how but I want to make sure it isnt fixable...
OK, yesterday we picked up 20 day old chicks for the 4-h broiler program. all hatched within 24hrs. everyone bright and peeping... got hem home to my homemade brooder out in my home made coop... found that my heat lamp i used this past spring had somehow been broked... sotook out my reading...
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I have 3 barred rock hens, one has always looked a bit different she holds her tail taller and straighter where the other girls curl their tails a bit. she has a just slightly larger comb ( single) she started squatting for me 2 weeks ago and shortly after I started getting two white...
Just wondering if all our BYC people are ok in Indiana, crazy weather tragedy0.
there were 4- h ers showing birds at that fair wern't they... hope everyone is alright and my prayers and condolences to those who have lost loved ones or were hurt
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Hi.. I have a young LF gold barred Cochin, he is aprox 15-16 weeks old,, he crows, he acts bossy like a rooster would.. today I noticed he and my white Leghorn pullet how is 23 weeks old. jump up and do that rooster fight thing.. and then it hit me.. OMG Maybe my wht leghorn isnt a hen at all...
what is it in the chickens behavior that will have them go to a next box to lay?.
if they are free ranged will they still come to a nest box..?
how do I promote the drive to nest box and not just under some tree.?
I have 4 that free range and roost next to the coop,litteraly next to the...