This is my first year with chickens. I have 7 Americana and a rooster. My coop is wrapped in plastic. But im worried they are too cold. Its 25 degrees in my coop. Ive read different things one says they should be ok in the cold and the other says they won't. I have straw in there and one...
Well... today I transferred my rooster inwith my americauna aka the newbies. That went well except for tonight he was on the roost alone while everyone else huddled together in one nesting box. so down came the partition and I placed every on the roost together. im nervous but im hoping...
Actually my new chickens are bigger. Lol. i didn't realize they should have been segregated initially so I kinda put them in with each other full pledge. Then one of my Rhode island reds began picking on one of my americauna birds and plucked all her tail feathers out and she was bleeding. So...
So after introducing new birds and that failed miserably I segregated my flock. They have been living close enough to see one another but not able to hurt each other for about 2 weeks. Im going to wait ar least another 2 weeks before I start integrating them. But how do I do it? All in one big...
I didn't realize I needed a second section. But I did take your advice and I partitioned the coop do each group has their own side with food and water. The hubby is going to build an addition on so they have a bigger section.
I bought 7 new hens and added them to my coup yesterday. However my old hens are attacking them and won't let them near the food or water. They are all about the same size. Not sure what I need to do... Any help would be appreciated!
I was going just once a month. But now I scour the sales adds every week. When I see stuff on sale that we use then I buy that in bulk and stock up. Especially items like laundry detergent and toilet tissue. We also started canning which helped tremendously. I make bread at home instead of...
Im sorry... im new to chickens. Ive been reading and trying to learn. I found this site and am learning much more! Thank you for your help and knowledge!
Hello all! I only recently got chickens (this past July). And started getting eggs within the past month or so. However, I have started thinking about letting some of my eggs hatch this coming spring. I have read that I need to keep the chicks separate from my flock... is this true? Any...