We have 8 hens that are not quite 28 weeks. One hen has been laying for several weeks and just recently a few more have started laying. I have one hen (not sure which one) that keeps dropping her eggs from the roost :( instead of laying in the nesting box like the others. How do I get her to...
We recently received two girls (1 RR and 1 RRcross) and a roo from a friend. They are all older (18-22 months) than our current flock of 8 girls (19 wks) and 1 roo (7 months). I have them in separate pens so they can get to know each other, but I'm wondering about the roos. They are posturing...
We are new to "chicken life" and have learned a lot just from being on this site!:D We are learning by putting our feet to the fire, but already thoroughly enjoy it. Copied the sample template to let everyone get an idea about us. Look forward to having any questions/concerns answered by the...
We are new to the wonderful world of chickens (I love my girls already). Our girls are 6 weeks old and doing awesome! We were given a rooster yesterday that is about 16 weeks old. He is over twice the size of our girls and I want to make sure we introduce him to them in the proper way. We...