For some reason the other pics wont load on here. I did manage to get them loaded in my photo album though. Just click on my avatar photo I guess. Those are the rest of the non-layers (bantys, 1 white pullet, 1 black pullet) plush the one in my avatar. Any answers on those guys? Thanks!
This is our original flock.... had them for 6 months now, still no eggs. They should be around 8-9 months old by now. Do chickens suffer from group immaturity?
The Banty Rooster (not sure what type he is other than "pretty") showed up in our yard 2 days after we got the banty's.
Hi! Thanks for your help earlier! Nope, they are STILL not laying! We did aquire someone elses flock, and those ones ARE laying, so at least we have some eggs now. It's like Easter everyday!
I don't know why the Banty's don't lay. I decided they may just be too immature.
They get until...
Norhing but happy, healthy looking chickens running around. This is why its such a mystery- by all accounts we should be over-run with eggs by now!
Ill try the cat food approach too. How often should I add it to the feed?
Well, because our southern utah sun is so hot, they get indiect sun exposure. In the summer, standing in the sun will overheat a person very wuickly, and the ambient air temp is 110-115 even in the shade. We tried to let them free range during that heat but they stayed hidden in the coop. The...
I'm new to this forum, but I actually had experience with foxes near my neighbors house before. A very easy solution is to go to your local barber and ask for the hair that gets swept up throughout the day. Take handfuls of the hair and spread it around your yard perimeter, around the den...
Hi all!
We're in Southern Utah, and are new to chicken raising. I got the chicken coop up, we have aquired our flock, and have been patiently waiting for eggs.... to no avail.
Coop- check.
laying boxes- check
roof over their heads- check
water trough- check
laying mash pellets- check
daily fresh...