Hi, I am new to raising chickens and started my flock last August. We have 4 hens in a suburban setting. Starting yesterday one of my Wyandottes has started sleeping in the nesting box (she's not on an egg nor have we had an issue with her sleeping in the box before)...and then today she is...
I have 3 Wyandottes, two Columbians and one White I also have one Speckled Sussex. The Columbian Wyandottes run the flock-they aren't mean or bossy, but they are protective of the other hens. All my chickens are good layers and are friendly. One of my Columbians hopped my neighbor's chain...
So on my question about sexing-my Sussex started trying to crow early this morning...I say "try" because it sounded like a stepped on cat with a gag in it's mouth-but I heard it at three and didn't think anything of it...but when I went in this morning he hopped up to greet me and arched his...
Hello fellow Missourians :)
I am a chicken newbie in Springfield. I have a White Wyandotte, 3 Columbian Wyandottes, and 2 Speckled Sussex. I am a complete newb and have been reading all I can off of this site :)
I do have a quick question-My chickies are 8 weeks old, is it too soon to be able...
I ordered 4 pullet chicks about 8 weeks ago and since I live close enough to drive I drove instead of dealing with shipping (since I can't have more than 6 birds the shipping would've been three times the price of the chicks alone) So I arrived and instead of the 4 chicks I had 6. I had...
Your grandchildren are adorable! They will love coming to your house to see the chickens...looks like the coop has been a good playground for them ;). I can't wait to see the finished project.
I have had my Cackle chickies for 1 week today. I have 3 Columbian Wyandottes, 1 White Wyandotte, and 2 Speckled Sussex. I will post pics as they get bigger. I am new to chickens and Cackle made this a very easy process. I live about an hour away so I just drove to pick up my chicks since my...
I plan on using pallets too-not sure I could just "throw something together" though...I'm not that handy. Will have to have my hubby take a look at this coop because maybe between the two of us we could put something simple like this together ;)