An update on this. I let them out of their respective corners towards afternoon yesterday. There is a truce between the roosters. There are 20 hens to share between them, which is why we got two to begin with. We have about an acre and a half for them to roam in our back yard, so space is...
Well, I put my two new roos in the coop last night. I've had them in lock-up where they can see the hens, but not contact. Last night, I put them in with the hens, then let them out this morning. I went in the house for a while, and when I come back out, there was a battle going on. They...
Yes, they're on ice for a few days. After that, we'll put them in the freezer. We're butchering two more this morning after the wifie gets up and has breakfast.
Well, all I had to weigh them on was some bathroom scales, so it wasn't quite accurate. They were around 7lbs before slaughter, and they were around 4 to 5 lbs after slaughter. We had to pluck by hand. We don't have a plucker. We used vinegar bottles as the cones. The reason we did only 2...
I just butchered two of them raised on fermented feed. I can't wait to taste them. I have 9 more waiting in the wings. It wasn't too bad for my first time killing a chicken.
Well, I butchered two of the roosters today. They both weighed in around 7lbs live. After all was said and done, I had a couple of 4lb birds to go in the freezer. 2 down, 9 to go. It took us 2 hours from start to finish. This was my first time ever doing it. I had to cut the first one...
Okay. I just went out and put her in the nest box. She laid this first one in the evening. I don't know if she'll be laying all her eggs in the evening though. I really don't know how long this egg was in there, as I worked today and my wife took care of the chickens.
Okay, so granted, I just got the nest boxes set up this week. They've been hung for weeks, but I haven't had them set up for the pullets. Now, we had our first little pullet egg, and it was laid right in the middle of the door into the coop. Now my question is... will she figure out what the...
It shouldn't be a problem. The feed I'm using now has molasses in it. You just put the UP ACV in it and let it brew a couple of days. Beekissed uses a double bucket method and uses whole grains. Up till now, I've used starter/grower for the meat birds, and starter/grower mixed with scratch...
I have 7 Americaunas/Easter Eggers. They are all pretty chatty with me. The Wyandottes I have boss them around. I don't have a rooster, though, so I can't speak to that. Mine were flighty as chicks, but now they follow me into the coop when I go to feed them. They don't like being held, though.
Okay, just so you know how she feathered out, I have an updated picture or two of Suzie.
She has since lost the two feathers that were sticking up.
And just for good measure, here's a picture of the whole flock at sunset waiting to go in the coop.