Our first time raising geese caught us off line a tad. Curly became different with her eyes not opening fully and her bill, legs and feet pale and cool to the touch. We could not find anyone that could give us a clue what to do for her. She passed away. Larry and Moe are still just fine.
Any...
Twice now we have broody hens sitting on a stack of eggs. Neither nest produced any chicks. Could our rooster be sterile?
This little egg struck us as funny.
We have a variety of hens. One of our Buff's went broody on about a dozen eggs. One morning we went to the coop to find her off the nest and all the eggs were cold to the touch. The temperature had dropped through the night. We brought the eggs inside and honey opened all the them. One was...
We love our chickens. Some have names even. We have been dealing with them plucking feathers off each other. We have actually seen them do it. We tried giving them pork meal with their food. The coop is twice the size suggested for our number of hens. They have a paddock to use on a daily...
We are first time chicken "farmers". Our coop is a converted wooden children's play house. We closed in the porch, made a ramp with closing door. We have a tree limb roost that pulls up to the ceiling so roosting is only done at night. Our chicken tractor is made of 2x4's covered with chicken...