I have one hen laying a dark brown egg and I'm trying to figure it out who it is! Are these both barred rock?
The dark brown egg must come from one of these girls!
Hi, thanks everyone for taking a look! The lady has wild chickens all around her neighborhood. Her chickens were all contained in beautiful coops so they weren't from her chickens.
I think it depends on how big your chickens are for the size. Bantams can have smaller nesting boxes than large hens. So I am thinking 12' x 12' for small birds up to 18" for bigger ones? My neighbors use 5 gallon buckets turned sideways as nesting boxes.
How many nesting boxes do you have per hen? I have 2 hens and 2 nesting boxes and they both lay in the same box everyday. I am building a new coop and wondering how many hens I can have vs. how many nesting boxes needed. Also, any tips on what you use for nesting boxes or how to build the...
I just picked up a new hen who the owner couldn't keep anymore because she said she started crowing! We will see what happens tomorrow but I also heard its because they are the dominate hen in the flock. She said if you put them in a new flock sometimes they will stop.