I have 3 hens. How much pellets should I put out each day? they free range all day, but just a suburban small backyard. Is it best to give them a certain amount, or put in a feeder and let them eat as much as they want?
do you think if I got a younger chicken, they wouldn't pick on her? i guess the others at the farm knew she wasn't 100%healthy and tried to take her out.
she came from a farm and the flock nearly killed her. they were picking on her so bad, she couldn't eat or drink water and they kept pecking her. she had to be brought in side to rehabilitate. I spend as much time with her as I can. She loves to be by me and sit in my lap. I watched her...
My friend gave me a 6 month old mottled Orpington hen. She was injured and has lost sight in her left eye. It has since healed, but she cannot see out of it. We have a 6 ft. wood fence around our property. We live in the city limits and are not zoned for chickens, so I have made a pet out of...
I just got 3 quails (males). I am hoping I will be able to keep them. The city did make me get rid of my 3 hens (chickens). I'm kinda worried tho, because they do make a lot of noise. Do the females make noise as well? I am keeping them in my aviary with cockatiels, finches and parakeets...
This run is huge. I will post a better pic when it is all done. My plan is to keep the chickens wings clipped so when I do let them out in the back yard supervised that they can't fly into the neighbors yards. I live in Hollywood, FL (Miami/Ft Lauderdale area) in a neighborhood, where the...