I am just finishing my first hatch! I started with 48 eggs. Before lock down I candled and took out 5 eggs. I had 22 hatch. Today is day 24. I still have 21 eggs in the incubator. I want to give them one more day just in case. My question: I was surprised how rowdy the first 15 or so were after...
I put my two flocks together. Everything seems to be going well. For the most part. When we first put the younger ones in with the older ones, we locked the younger ones in the coop for a short time. That first night, they ALL went back in for the night. I was thrilled! Since then, the older...
We are new chicken parents! Loving every minute of it! We have put our younger flock together with our older flock. Basically, everything seems to be going well. Everyone is still alive and no one is bleeding! Everyone is eating and drinking and continuing to grow. But will they ever get along...
We are building our coop!! (SO exciting!) We will be putting in a ramp that will swing up and lock from the inside. Our ladies will be in a fenced in run. Will they go in the coop each night on their own? Should I be locking them in the coop each night? If so, do I need to lock them in at the...
We are building a new coop and run for our new Little Ladies! We know what we are building, what size and where. But we have questions as to what would be best to use for the fencing for the run? We know from doing a bit of research that we need to have it 5 ft tall, not 4 ft! The options we...
We would like to know if we can plant our cabbage, cauliflower and brussel sprouts in the fenced in area for the chickens? Will they just eat the bugs and leave our veggies alone? Or will they eat the plants too?
Hi! I am new here! A couple of weeks ago, Hubby and I got our first ever baby chicks and are very much looking forward to our new venture of raising chickens! We have lots of questions! Looking forward to 'meeting' all of you and gaining from all of your experience and knowledge!
We are...