Can someone help identify which gender my two Buff Orpington chicks are? I am showing them for a county fair and they cannot be roosters. They are 6 weeks old. Thank you!
I did search for similar issues with lack of eggs but everything I have found is because of predators, molting, old age, etc. Nothing seems to fit what is happening with our chickens where they just completely stop laying eggs after being good egg producers. I appreciate your comment though...
Hi, we are getting frustrated with our 5 chickens. They are about 16 months old (1 Americauna, 2 Rhode Island, 2 Barred Rock) and they were great layers through June of this year. We're not sure what happened but for the most part, we get 0 eggs per day and occasionally 1 egg. They get fed...
I have been researching forums on different styles of light bulbs for coops. One forum said use a red light bulb. Other places have mentioned a low wattage CFL bulb. Is white light inside a coop ok for my chickens? It would be on a timer to come on only in the mornings to give them 14 hours...