Love the colors! i love a good variety. when my girls stop laying for the winter and i have to buy eggs at the store, my fridge just does not look the same!
Depends on the day... Workdays : Open the door to the run, make sure they have food and water. 3-5 minutes. After work, let them out to free-range, collect eggs, food and water checked, give everyone a love. 5 minutes. Close up the coop usually around dark. If they've been out, they're perched...
So cute! I bought a BR from the feed store last weekend and she's already got her markings coming in. We hatched one egg via momma hen... Didn't think the gal I got the fertilized egg said anything about BR but it looks the exact same as the BR I bought. Do several breeds start out black with...
I had a little challenge this weekend as well. I bought two 2 week old chicks and the local feed store this weekend thinking my eggs wouldn't hatch. I waited one day then was going to sneak them in at night. Well, one egg was hatching so I had to wait again. Mama hen was very protective of...
This is good... I've started wondering what one of mine is. She lays blue eggs (well, she's only laid 2). I thought she was an americauna, but as I've been reading, I've started to change my mind, but not sure what she is. I'll start my research on EE's to see if that's more what she looks...
Hi! I just found BYC yesterday as I was searching for info while trying to get my new chicks into the flock. I now can't stop looking on here in all of my free time!
I've got 5 hens and 3 new chicks. I've had chickens for about a year and a half thanks to my husbands cousins who bought chicks...
So sweet! Glad there are people like you out there to save such innocent animals. I'm sure he'll fit in nicely. We have a large bullmastiff and he just does his thing around the chickens. Everyone gets along just fine! Good luck!
Just got in from checking on them and giving more food and water. All 3 chicks are doing great! The youngest has perked up since I saw her last, and they're all getting retaliation on Penny for pecking at them. They all keep pecking at her face and eyes, she doesn't seem to mind. I worry...
Neighbors and family! I've got a neighbor with chickens, or my inlaws like to care for them as well. I think you could train a neighbor kid to care for them for a few days. Have them come practice for a while before the vacation.
I just joined BYC yesterday as I was looking for guidance with my own flock! I've had a broody hen for most of the summer, and I've tried so many things to get her to stop since she is messing with all the other hens eggs and I'm not getting to enjoy them for breakfast So I finally decided to...