Help! We noticed that one of our 26 week old Buff Orps is going broody. She initially started sleeping in the nesting box and now she's taking up permanent residency there. to the point that the other 2 hens have to go in and squeeze in the box to lay. She won't move! We push her out and she's...
We have three, 18 week old buff orps and we're patiently waiting for our first eggs. One of them, PJ, is definitely the furthest along developmentally. She is much redder on her comb and wattle than the other 2. In the past few days she's become much more vocal, both in volume and frequency of...
We have three, 18 week old buff orps and we're patiently waiting for our first eggs. One of them, PJ, is definitely the furthest along developmentally. She is much redder on her comb and wattle than the other 2. In the past few days she's become much more vocal, both in volume and frequency of...
We live in the limits of Poland Village, a small town in NE Ohio. We have a part time zoning officer and a pretty loosely written zoning ordinance. The Village, though, is a bit picky with historic districts, trees, etc. I called the zoning officer and haven't heard back from him regarding...