Just thought I would take a minute to share with you all my project today.
So the setup is rather simple. I got a 55 gallon drum from a chocolate (candy) manufacturer that held corn syrup. It has a removable top so when winter rolls around I can put a livestock trough heater in it. We...
So this hen goes into a nesting box today around late morning/mid day then stayed there all day. She didn't come out to eat or drink and just sat. I kept checking on her and when I closed up the coop for the night she was still there so I got online and started researching. At first I thought...
I think this is in the right section (behaviors).
I am really quite new to chickens but have lurked a while and think I may already know the answer, but would like to get some "expert" feedback.
I currently have my chickens in a run that is about 30' x 120'. It is rather large and they range...
This is an odd question, but we are new to chickens and just barely started getting our first eggs. Prior to this we have been purchasing free range organic eggs from a local real foods store. I eat a lot of hard boiled eggs especially after a work out. The eggs we have just started getting...