So I cracked open my egg for breakfast this morning and to my amazement it had four yolks!! This is my first flock. I have ten chickens and three have been laying for about two weeks. It was the first full size egg we have gotten. Does this happen often? Will it continue?
Do any of you have advice for what type of heated waterer is best for winter? We have a heated dog bowl but I am afraid the heating element may be too close to the bedding for it to be safe. I would not mind building by own if any of you have ideas on the best way to go about it. I will only be...
I am trying this again with pictures this time. One of the chickens is a Red Ranger. The other is a Production Red. I need to know which is which. I emailed the Hatchery but have not heard back. Thanks for any help you can give.
Lighter Hen
Darker Hen
We ordered a variety of chicks from Hoovers Hatchery this year. Included in the assortment were some Red Rangers and Production Reds. Problem is I can't tell which is which. The pictures in the catalogue are not very helpful as they kind of look a like.
One is defiantly a darker red than the...
Our coop is a converted 1 car garage with a cement floor. There is a hole in the wall for the chickens to get outside and a window I keep cracked. I also keep the garage door open all day for extra ventilation. I used pine chips for bedding.
My problem is that the top pine chips are dry but the...
My 8 week old chickens are too chicken to go outside :) They will go into their outside enclosure but will not keep going out into the open yard. Tried to flush them out but they just panicked and ran right back in. Any ideas on how to get them to be a bit more adventurous?
I have a white chicken with green feet. Several have posted she is an Easter Egger. Is this a term for any chicken that lays a blue or green egg or is it a specific breed or cross? If it is a cross, a cross of what?
Thanks for any help you can give this chicken novice :)