Hello, i have 1 Rhode Island Red and 1 Black Langshan, both are females and they are not laying yet. I have 2 EE that are laying eggs. They are on layer,grit,free range,and get scratch grains here & there. They are happy. Is it lack of lighting? Day light is about 9 1/2 hours a day. Thanks for...
Hi I have 6 chickens that are 21 weeks old. I also have 9 chickens that are 7 weeks old. When can i put the 7 week old chickens in with the 21 week old. Thanks for your input.
Hey Bill, is that RIR making a rooing sound yet. I have one that looks like the same and the RIR is 17 weeks old but there is no rooing in the morning, so im not sure if its a rooster or a hen.
Just a thought, Couldn't you use those packets that look like tea bags you get sometimes when you buy electronics or other stuff. Lay them on top of the cans inside.
I did this and it helped. Put some containers of frozen water in there. ( empty 2 liters bottles of soda, empty milk cartons) i did this and they laid against them, also a fan helps.
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I have a ? about feed. I have 6 chickens that are 15 weeks old and they are still on chick crumbles. I have 9 baby chicks that are 2 weeks old. when it comes time to put the 9 chicks(chickens) in with the 6 chickens the 9 are still going to have to eat chick crumbles. The ? i have is it...
Hi, I new to raising chickens. I have 6 chicks. 1 of my chicks (Roede Island Red) has a bald butt. We try to keep it clean as much as we can. Today it started to bleed a little. Not bad. The chick keeps pecking at its rear end and so does the other ones. Just trying to keep the butt clean. Poop...