My blue andalusian is acting unlike herself; she only took one peck of scratch, which is a favorite of my girls, and is moving slowly. Her comb and wattles are a pale pink, salmon color which is not usual. Her comb which has always been big and curved to one side is now either grown a little...
My neighbors had a hen that all the others were picking on and the poor thing was bleeding and scabby. They said we should come get her because she was not doing well there. We came over and found it hiding in the coop, while all the other chickens were outside of the coop. She was a bald...
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I was in my coop's run at night and I saw a little mouse run across the ground and hide. Crap!
--- So what should I do? Are mice a threat to the girls or not? Thank you for your help
Ok it is the chickens first year in snow. What do I need to do? I am going to put a tarp on the top of their run, so that the snow won't fall in. I will also have a water heater for the water. Anything else to let them have a happy winter? What about their feet? Do they get frost bite? In a book...
I saw a squat today! About a month before my other chicken started squatting and I now get a egg a day from her! So can't wait 'til I get 2 eggs a day!!!
I think I am a little overly excited for just a squat!
Our plan is to save energy- We will have a 100 wat heater in the inside and a water heater outside, go on when the outside temperature reaches 35 F. Then another 100 wat heater, in the inside, when the temperature hits 25 F.
Then we will have a sun lamp, in the coop, go on at 5 AM and turn off...
In this thread we post pictures of our favorite chicken, say their name, breed, age, and talk about them/why you love them.
Ill start.
This is Robin.
She is a Rhode Island Red.
She is 21 weeks old. (no eggs! )
She is a crazy cutie who flys up on my shoulder when i am standing straight up...
I have waited for 5 months and 1 week and NO EGGS! Come on girls I am literally going outside EVERYDAY and no eggs!
I have been patient but now I need some eggs! I have been kindly asking my girls for some eggs soon but none! nada! zero! zilch!
So come on girls!!! Give me my eggs! ! Who is...
~UPDATE~ Finally got the first egg!!! It was a beautiful light brown egg from... RIR #2!!! hurray all those who guessed right CONGRATS! HURRAY!!!
Guess on who is going to lay the first egg!
I have 2 RIR, 3 EEs, 1 BO, and a Blue Andalusian
Now they are all 20-21 weeks!
RIR #1
RIR #2
EE...
2 people in my house said they heard something in the backyard and my dog chasing it! hope its not after the girls :,(
Thank goodness for my doggy protecting the girls
I tried to look out the window to see what it is but it is to dark.
My chicken is making this really loud BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! sound and I was wondering what it might mean. She is 18 weeks.
And... My other chicken was in the coop (it sounded like it) and it sounded like the first part in an egg song. you...
My chickens are about 18-19 weeks old and none are laying ... so does this mean (because its the end of the year about) that they will molt and not lay eggs than winter will come and they still won't eggs leaving me waiting until spring D:
Waiting for eggs from 7 pullets at 17 weeks! So excited we have some squaterss too Come on girls give me a egg and soon please!!!
Any body else out there waiting for eggs?