Is it really possible for a 13 week old hen to lay an egg?? I mean, I'm holding the egg in my hand so I know it's possible, but isn't this really really early??
Can anybody tell me what happened to this egg...assuming it was actually an egg (which I'm pretty sure it was)?! The shavings are stuck to it because the egg is very sticky/slimy. This has never happened (to us) before. Help!!
Does anyone know of any local "shows" in the Greensboro, NC area (or anywhere else in NC) where my husband and I could see different chicken breeds in person? We saw some at the fair this past fall, but are ready to get some new girls this spring and want to see them. We are still pretty new...
All 4 of my girls are gone. I am heartbroken. My 2 year old keeps walking around asking for his chickens. We have only had them for a week. ONE WEEK!! I am beside myself right now. These pictures are what we woke up to this morning. There are feathers everywhere (but not as many as I...
So we picked up all four girls (1 Easter Egger and 3 Red Stars) yesterday and it appeared that they had not been fed or watered in at least a few days. There wasn't even a water "dish" of any kind in the coop. My husband and I know absolutely NOTHING about raising chickens, but knew these 4...
Hi everyone, I acquired 4 hens today...strange story how it happened, but they're ours now and my husband and I couldn't be more excited! Neither of us has ever had chickens before (or any other farm animal) so we are the newest type of new!! Anyway, they came with a coop an feed and we know...