My barred rock and Buff orpingtons have been laying about a month. The eggs are getting bigger but are still a little smaller than what they should be in my opinion. How long after they start laying should you wait to incubate their eggs? Can't wait to try!
First timer! Added my eggs to my homemade bator today that was holding a steady 99.5 before eggs added, after I added them it won't go over bout 96.4 been this way 5 hrs. How long should I wait or go ahead and adjust temp?
I have 28 six month old australorps and red stars, I'm getting about 6 eggs a day, but sometime during the day I have a hen, not sure which one, that lays an egg off of the roosting pole. She isn't doing it at night because I check every morning, its always during the day. Its been happening the...
I have a 5 week old black Australorp with a couple hard knot on top of her beak and one on the side of her beak, what in the world could it be? And is it harmful?
I've messed up I believe, I'm new to chickens and I brought in 4 older chickens from craigslist to my flock of 25 3 week old. After a couple weeks a couple of the older chick's started with crusty eyes and always scratching, and slinging snot around, and making this litl cough sound. Now a...
What's the youngest age the Chicks can be moved from the brooder? I have 26 three week old and 3 5 month old aurucanas that are already out, and was wondering when the 26 cod join the 3
I have an auracona that's about 5 weeks old that's coughing and has a little bit of stuff around one of her eyes. It was picked at by other chickens and has a sore on one of her wings but seems to b healing, what could all this mean, and what should I do?
the mosquitoes are terrible in my coop and brooder bow, but only at night. First off is this gonna hurt my chicks as far as diseases or anythibg, and second whats the best way to get some control over them?
Really need some auracana chicks, i live in south ms and was wondering if anyone could help me out finding some, would probly have to b shipped. lost mine in a storm! Any help would b greatly appreciate
I live in south MS and cannot find any EE or americanas, i really would like to have a few. Problem is they woild probly have to b shpped unless someone local has some, if u can help respond to this post my name is kris. Thanks alot in advance!
We had a horrible hail storm today and were not home, and for some reason our 3 americanas decided not to go in the coop and now we only have 1. Why would they not go in and stay in should have been home... My 2 girls are devastated and i cant find anymore locally, they were 2 months old can...
Had a bad storm come through today while we werent home, and my 3 americanas were in the run when the hail storm came through, my 2 girls r sad and i need more, i live in ms so they will have to b shipped. Any help will b appreciated!
My 2 month old americanas will not roost on the 2 by 3 I have for them. I have one a out 18 in. off the floor and there staggered from there. For 2 nights I have sat them on the roost but they just fly down and roost by a small corner window where my dog sits and drools. I have a large window in...
I have pine shavings, actual shavings not dust, and newspaper what should I use? Right now I have the newspaper down with a shallow layer of shavings over that, will that work?
How high should my first roosting pole b for my 2 month old chicks. And if there not using them is it a good idea to place them there so they will get used to them?