I worried alot about this when we got our first eggs last year and did alot of research. As with most things it seems there are lots of ideas and opinions about whether to wash, not to wash or how to do it! You just have to research and then decided what you feel the most comfortable with...
I have two hens who's eyes do not dialate. They stay a small pinpoint all of the time. They seem to see fine. One I got at about 6 months old and hers were like that when we got her. My other one was normal up until she was about 9 months old and them at some point became pinpoints. I was...
I have 7 hens...a mix of black sex link, buff orps, barred rocks, light brahmas. I believe they are all laying now, brown eggs of course. We were gifted a pair of silver laced wyndotte banties in the fall, which now brings our hen total to 8. the pair is aprox. 8 months old. I do not believe...
Is it okay to give the chickens some older bagged lettuce as a treat. I have some in the fridge that is not rotten, but old enough that I don't want to eat it! Would it be okay to give to the chickens...they would enjoy some green this time of year!
I have 7 standard hens 2 bantys...I feeding them layer feed, but want to start supplementing some cracked corn. How much sould I give the above birds per day? A cup, a pound...or just throw out a couple handfuls. Sorry for the newbie question!
Thanks!
I introduced a banty roo and hen with my 7 standard hens at about 18 weeks old (long story:rolleyes:). I was not sure it was going to work at first with the hen as they picked on her, but after about a month they are all living well together.
The first day the roo was trying to mate the...
We have 7 hens - 2 BO, 2 LB, 1 Black Sex link and 2 BR all aprox. same age. We got our first egg about 3 weeks ago and I am pretty sure the Black Sex Link was the first. For the last couple of days we are now up to 4 eggs a day. Do you think that more started it just because they are coming...
I know it was mentioned before, but be sure to take heed...no grain (maybe a handful here or there ) and be sure to watch the grass intake, as ponies are very prone to "founder". Consider a grazing muzzle if you have grassy pastures. It allows them to still graze but at a slower rate. We...
I actually worked with the Bailey's about 10 years ago when I started working for a large assistance dog organization (who I still work for). The point of the chicken training "course" was to work on your timing and learn about postive reinforment. Chickens are fast so you have to be fast and...
I have to weigh in with my opinion...I thought that I would love my BO because I kept hearing how nice they were. Mine seem to be on the shy side and do not interact with me nearly as much as my Rocks do. I have to say that so far a prefer them!
I have 7 hens (25 weeks old) and one of them finally started to lay a couple of weeks ago. I opened the nesting boxes and placed the golf balls in them, but they hen kept laying on the floor. Well today when I went out I noticed that one of the golf balls was on the floor and the nesting boxes...
I was just holding one of my chicken and up by her eye where there are no feathers there was a tiny, tiny whitish bug crawling around. Is this a mite or lice? How do I tell which it is and is sevin the only treatment? Can people catch it? Help!
Thank you!
Our chickens just started to lay this week. We had the nesting boxes closed off to prevent them pooping in them. I opened them up yesterday and put golf balls in each one. When I got home from work, there was a egg on the floor of the coop and poop in one of the boxes.
I understand it will...
Thanks everyone...I am feeling much better after reading everyones comments! We will be scrambling some eggs tonight....these will be our first "fresh" eggs!
We have been anticipating our first eggs from our first chickens and were super excited to get our first 2 eggs this week! I had the nesting boxes closed off so they did not learn to poop in them before they were laying, so the first 2 eggs were laid in the floor of the coop. I am a bit of a...
Our chickens are 26 weeks old and today when I went to the coop there it was...Our FIRST ever egg!
Unfortuantly when I checked on them last night it was dark and all I was able to do was do a head count on the roost. I am not sure when the egg was laid. It was cold when I got it this...
My chickens are about 26 weeks old. We finally got our first egg today!
They are still eating medicated chick feed. Should I go ahead and switch over to layer feed?
Thanks!
I have never had this before and hope to never have it again! Is it true that it could be attributed to the chickens? We have only had our chickens for 5 months and love them dearly, but...they may need to go if this is a common problem with chicken owners.
I have been around dogs, horses...