I brought home two new chickens today. Lady who sold them to me didn’t know what they are.
I have 4 chickens but I haven’t seen this kind… are they barnyard mix??
So looks like I have a gold raced Wyandotte. Are they supposed to be this small?? I was told that she was 3-4 months. She is smaller than the other two who are also 3-4 months.
She has gotten little bigger size wise but not big change with her comb or Wattle. Red chicken’s comb & wattle got bigger than this pic. It’s still small but but definitely bigger than first day
Hi. All
I bought this chicken about 5 weeks ago and was told that she is about a year old.
Second pic was the day I brought her home. She has grown since then so I don’t think she was a year old. She hasn’t laid eggs yet either. She doesn’t squat either when I try to catch her. Red chicken...
I have 5 chickens. ISA brown, barred rock, RIR and 2 Easter eggers.
Only ISA brown has been laying for 2 and 1/2 weeks now.
Today, I collected one egg as usual but this looks darker than her usual color.
Do I have another layer? ISA brown laid last 4days so I didn’t really expect an egg...
I am having same problem as you. After cleaning nesting boxes every morning for two weeks I had it enough. I made nesting box lids with plywood and covered them up after 4 pm and I removed them right before I go to bed. So it’s between 9pm to 11pm. I read that most chicken lay within 6 hours...
I also have 5 chickens. I have 10x 6 run. I only free range them on weekend or 2 days I am working from home for couple hours. So far, they don't venture off too far from the coop but I only have them like 3 weeks now. so that might change... hopefully not.. I do have a pool and patio area and...
Update
Went with 2x3 instead of 3( closed 2 nesting boxes permanently and made a nesting box cover for the other 3).. now everyone is sleeping on the roosting bar where I wanted them to be. ☺