Search results for query: *

I ordered 14 in case any broke during shipment. None did, they were wrapped very well, so I put them all under her. She pushed two out only two days after I put them there. (probably too many to cover) She was able to cover the rest nicely, so I left all 12 there.

I have only ordered day old chicks online, never hatched them out. One of my hens went broody back in June and I bought some eggs from Harley's Girl. I put them under my hen on 6/26 and they are hatching today!! This is so exciting!! I'm not going to take them from her, I want her to raise...

I have a Barred Plymouth Rock hen who has been sitting in a nesting box for three days now. We've taken the eggs, but she still stays there. We do not have any roosters right now, so no eggs are fertile anyway. We were just talking about ordering some more day old chicks anyway, so we are now...

Thanks so much. I will get the dust bath set up tomorrow. What is best for that . . . play sand, potting soil? The ground here is quite solid, so digging free dirt is just not happening. My feed store has DE in small bags, I think 3 lbs. I just add that to the dirt, right?

I don't see any mites, no.

This chicken is the only dirty one. They had a big area of dirt that they had fluffed up nicely, but we got a foot of snow over the weekend and the temps have been very low, so everything is frozen now. I just picked up a childs sandbox this morning. Now I just have to find some kind of dirt ...

Today I noticed that one of my hens is very dirty. I don't know how she got so dirty . . . . but I saw that she looks a bit red and raw, too. Maybe it is just looks that way because of the 'clumpiness' of her feathers due to being dirty? Should I try to bathe her? It is below freezing here, so...

I ordered 10 chicks from "Healthy Chicks and more" back in June . . . . I have no idea if they were vaccinated. I am placing another order, but this time through "My Pet Chicken" and they offer the vaccine. Is it a good idea to get that? I plan to put the chickens all together in a couple...

This is my first time raising chickens. We ordered ten day old hens and they are great! So funny! We have a big brooder that we built for them inside the house. They are two weeks old today. My husband wants to give them some ants and worms. Is that okay or are they too young?