I think I might have an eggbound hen and I am wondering the same things. I have done everything but stick my finger up her vent to see if there is an egg. I hesitate to do that because I'm not sure what I should attempt to do about it if there is an egg. Do I try to take it out? What if it is...
I was wondering the same thing about eating eggs layed by chickens eating Starter/Finisher.
My 17-18 week old Barred Rock just layed her first egg. We hadn't switched her and her mates to layer food yet because we thought it was too early and wanted to finish the bag they were on.
I don't...
I'm looking at a merge soon also and want to know about the tea tree oil. Why does this work?
My older girls (17 weeks) have met the youngers (11 weeks)through a fence and are a bit TOO interested. There has been some pecking on heads through the wire.
OH MY GOSH!! Your RIR looks exactly like mine (Sorry no picture right now). We've been very worried that ours is a rooster too.
(S)He looks different from our others (1 RIR, 2 barred rocks) and sets himself(herself) apart from the other 3. Ours are 9 weeks. I still hope it's a hen because we...
Thanks to cmgoun, I'm a new mother to 5 chicks (3 weeks old). He led me to Sumner & Byrd Farms in Holly Springs where I was able to purchase 1 RIR, 2 Black Australorps & 2 Buff Ameraucanas. They are SO CUTE! I'm on the waiting list for 2 Barrred Rocks and I'd love to add a Suffolk.
Holy...
My husband and I went on the 2008 tour. It was awesome! Turned us on to chickens and we are now preparing to add live feathers to our newly built chicken paradise.
What's so amazing is that so many Raleigh-ites know nothing about chickens invading the "inside the beltline" world."
I'm searching for chickens to buy in my area (Raleigh, NC.).
Guess I can't be too picky at this point in the year but would like to have Black Star, Barred Rock, Plymouth Rock, Sussex or RIR.
Any sellers out there? Best places to look?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks SGM and Mudhen! I appreciate your reply.
If I can win them over with treats all will be well. I've got lots of "slops" as my mama called them.
I'm worried because I had a couple of bad experiences with roosters when I was younger. I want "nice" chickens" that don't attack me and at...
Here it is fall and my husband is finally finishing the chicken house we've talked about since early spring.
I've been warned about getting chickens past the chick stage ....they won't be as friendly and eager to be picked up, etc...
I doubt that I can find refugees from a children's museum...