Alright so or little flock has been through a lot lately, in the past month we have gone from 10 birds to 8. We lost one hen to our neighbors dog and a few days ago I think a hawk got one of our bantams ( just a poof of feathers in the middle of the yard )...
Now we have another problem, I...
Alright, so we have come to find out our local feed store doesn't know what breeds or sex chickens they were selling. We picked these chicks up in February and now have 2 roosters...
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Alright, I know this has probably been asked at lest 1 million times, but is it normal for our Utah ladies to molt so late in the fall? I went out today and there are feathers everywhere... i had to count to make sure i still had 6 ladies.
Alright.. I am getting a little worried. I am hearing that the temps are supposed to drop to -3 tonight. Should I leave a light on tonight? Or cover the vents for the night to prevent a cold draft?
Ok I need some help. We picked our chickens at the end of April ... When should they start laying eggs???? My sister in law got her chickens a week before me and hers started laying 3 weeks ago.... What am I doing wrong??
question for everyone tonight.. i have a aunt that is going to give us a laying hen. what is the best way to introduce her to the current flock? mine are about 5 months old.
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In Utah, do we have the right to shoot a feral cat if they are trying to get our chickens? I just saw a cat that was trying to get to mine...
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I am in process of building our first coop (5"L x 3'W x 3'T).. I building it all out of 2x4's.. but because of budget constraints, I am having to use OSB for the walls and roof. I am going to shingle the roof. But I am concerned about the walls. How long do you think I will be able...
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I just wanted to update everyone.. we did get our chickens and i should be starting construction on the coop in the next week.