This may seem to be a silly question to some of you. I am pretty new to keeping chickens. We only have 3 hens. We had a red mite problem at the beginning of spring and took care of it and have not had a problem since. Well with all the leaves falling I started adding a lot of yard stuff in the...
I have been waiting NOT so patiently for our first egg...I come home today not expecting a thing and there it is.....
I bring it inside and to my surprise it turns out to be a double yoke
Egg on left is store bought (Large) right egg is our first egg
If you are waiting be...
I only have 3 chickens. I keep their feed in a metal container. But the feed lasts a long time because there is only 3 chickens.
I noticed last week the feed had soured. Not sure how long its been bad or how much they ate. They have gone about a week so far since they ate it. All seems fine...
Who knew that a couple of birds could bring someone so much joy. Never expected that part of raising back yard chickens. I sit out by the coop and watch them daily. Sometimes only a few min and sometimes I could fall asleep.
These girls have not started laying. I am about to go crazy waiting...
I have a pullet that has not started to lay yet. She is "about" 19 weeks old. Red faced for about 3 weeks. SO I thought she would be laying by now. I have noticed that she shakes her head and sometimes I her a clicking noise????? What in the world could this be? I hope its not her neck bones...
I have a hen 18 to 20 weeks old. I have been spending a lot of time at the coop the last few days in anticipation that our first egg is coming. Her face has been bright red for about 2 weeks now...
Today I seen her poo 3 times and only about a dime size came out each time. It looks normal all...
We had a 3x4 dog house that our dog would not use. We stuck it behind our shed and forgot about it for 2 years. The house was sat on the ground and the floor was rotting out.
One day I decided to turn it into our new chicken coop. My husband thought I was crazy. One for wanting chickens in our...
I posted a few days about an aggressive hen. Coo Coo bird was attaching all the other hens but one (my white Wyandotte) was getting the worst. Full on attach mode.
Well, I separated the "beast" from the rest of the flock. All seems to be very peaceful in the run today. The "beast" protested...
So we have 4 Chickens, one of our hens (Red sex link) has just began to chase, pluck feathers, fight 2 other hens. Her comb and woddles have become red in the past 2 weeks. I suspect she will be laying soon. Is this normal behavior? Will this behavior stop? She seems to have just gone MAD!!!! I...
So we have 4 Chickens, one of our hens (Red sex link) has just began to chase, pluck feathers, fight 2 other hens. Her comb and woddles have become red in the past 2 weeks. I suspect she will be laying soon. Is this normal behavior? Will this behavior stop? She seems to have just gone MAD!!!! I...