My girls went from laying 6 eggs a day to none so far this week! I thought it maybe had to do with Rocky being gone so we put him back in. Within a half a hour he was terrorizing big mama again. I gave him until today to calm down but when I got home he had her neck & mouth tore up! I removed...
Thanks y'all! yea I love how quick everyone responds on here. It's been a great help to me starting out so I know what to feed, when & problems with Rocky. I love this site!
We came home the day I posted this and Rocky had the back of her neck all tore up & bleeding. We put him in another pen. How long do I need to keep him seperate? I know she needs to heal. She was slobbering I think because she had been at the top of the nest all day until I got there. I got her...
We had our rooster (Rocky) first then bought 6 1 wk old Rhode Island Reds and 6 1 yr old (or so) white leghorn and 1 big hen the guy didnt know what she was. Rocky was great to start with but this past weekend I noticed Big Mama( big hen) staying on top and her cone was bleeding so I started...
That's great!! Ours layed 11 the first day. I think 3 were on the way home. After the first day we have been getting 4 or 5 a day. It's nice to know I'm not the only newbie!!
Thank you! I bouht 6 rhode island reds at a week old then bought 6 white leghorn ( thats what the guy said) thats a yr or so old I think. I started out with just Rocky (my rooster) my uncle lost his hens so I adopted his rooster. I have questions about Rocky but I think I'm suppose to put it...
I have always wanted chickens and finally after 4 years of my husband saying he was gonna build me a pen he finally did! he said if he would have known they would have made me this happy he would have built it when I first ask! I started out with a rooster my uncle gave me cause all his hens got...