Lots of good advice on here for winterizing the coop and run. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada where we have a cold moist winter. Last winter several of my roosters suffered frozen comb tips. The tips turned black and fell off so this year I will be removing the top roost for the coldest part of...
Hi ashem0! I had 24 chicks hatch in the incubator the end of June. Colombian Rock, Chantecler, Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orphington's. I have another 35 eggs set now which are due to hatch July 31. This batch are mixed breeds, all very large eggs. I want to see what kind of producers I get...
Last year I had some problems with laying hens going broody in the nests. We usually buy a few day old chicks every year just to keep the number of layers up. When we took our dozen day old chicks home from the store we put them in a large box covered with chicken wire in the hen house. Next...