Thanks for the tips! We have two little girls as well is why we are wanting them to be more social. They do free range in the back yard and we have chairs right there by the coop and swing set. They are getting better with them being around every day and the better half is a stay at home mom so...
We are new to the chicken lifestyle and recently got our coop built and moved in our pullets that are about a month away from laying age. We have been trying to get them accustomed to us more so we have been handling them a lot and giving them attention. During the main part of the day they are...
I have no idea LOL! We got them from a couple on CL. I had contacted them because they were selling eggs to see where they got their chicks from and it turned out they had ordered 8 of them to go into their flock and then found out they already had to many for Raytown. They held them for a week...
I Live in KC and we just got our coop built and moved in 8 Americuana pullets late last week. They are a blast and should be laying in a month or two. I did find out today that our dog got a hold of one of them today, didn't kill it but I guess it doesn't want to move much and pecked at the...
Thanks for the welcome! We are going to be raising chickens mainly for eggs since we are urban and don't have the room for a rooster to participate (has to be 300 ft away from the neighbors houses). Any suggestions on what kind of hens to get for the best egg results? We are a family of five so...
Hello all, my better half and I have decided to try and start doing the chicken thing in our back yard. We have three kids and they always seem to want to eat every day for some reason. Hoping to find some good information and steal some coop ideas from everyone here for a small operation in...