I went outside to round up my chickens and I turn around and one of my roosters is behind me. he then proceeds to start flapping his wings and charging me. I knew not to turn my back on him so I slowly sidestepped away from him. He is an Easter Egg layer. Are these roosters aggressive. I have...
In the last two weeks I've lost a rooster to a coon. My two ducks to a weasel and last night my six chicks were eaten by something that chewed a hole through their house to get too them. We've had the coon crawling all over our coop and they are chewing their way in. Does anyone have any ideas...
My chicken coop is falling apart . I need some ideas about what to use to build one that will last . I live in Ohio so , I need one that can stand up to cold winters. My floor is rotting and everything else is too. Does any one have any ideas? We used plywood to build it but , its no longer...
I went out to the coop today started feeding my chickens and went to get the egg and the chickens had it. Is there something I can do or something I can get to help them from not doing this?
My bantam has laid eggs.She only sits on them at night.I was told that If they are not fertile a chicken will not sit on them? How will I know if they are fertile.And how long does it take for them to hatch? I have never hatched eggs before. Thanks for any advice.
When I cracked open my golden comets eggs It looked like something was on the egg It was brown specks of something.It does not look like blood specks. Could this be from the feed they are eating?
I live where its very cold in the winter. Its hard to clean out my chickens coop as often as I like.I have straw on the floor but,my chicken get up on there nesting boxes and poop all over. I read about putting cat litter on it. But is this safe?I put straw on the top but they knock it all off...
One of my bantam hens died It was acting like it could not breath I took it out of the coop to my garage to have a look at it I sat it down it pooped out what looked like mucas it looked like a small brown worm was in it then she started flapping around and died. does this sound like gape...
I am new at raising chickens so, if any one can help thanks
I have recently gotten two golden comet hens they are about 6 months old I have them on laying feed they have been for about a month . Still no eggs will it be awhile before I get any eggs?
I live in ohio I am looking for bantam pullets my chickens are about 4 months old.I have 5 roosters and 2 hens I need more hens! If any one can help thanks!
I have 5 bantams 3 of which are roos I have kept my new ones separate from the ones I have already. I have tried to let the new ones in the coop but the roos keep attacking the new ones .I really do not want to build a new coop for two chickens is there any thing I can do?
I have five bantam chicks about two months old can I put other chicks in with them also what do Iuse to clean the coop out with? I put wood shaving on the floor it helps but I want to clean it also
I am new at raising chickens i have 5 bantam chicks at about 4 and ahalf months old i would like to know how to tell a hen from a rooster if anyone can help thanks
I am new at this chicken raising thing.I would like to know if anyone can tell me how to tell a hen from a rooster my chicks are about two and ahalf months old they are bantams two of them like to jump into each other,if any one can help me thanks.