Crystal did you do this? Have your chickens had access to the bat droppings? How did it turn out?
I'm wanting to put an open bottom bat box in an old tree I have near my chicken yard. I'm wondering if it's best to have it on the chicken side or on the dog side.
My EE has a huge tail! It's long, smooth, carried high... Are these traits of a specific breed? All the chicken pictures I see online look as if they have much smaller rumps!
I believe I've got a black Australorp & a Barnevelder here. I've never had either breed before. Feeling a bit worried that the Australorp could be a cockerel. I was told they were in the 3-4 month age range but I'm guessing younger.
Background:
We got 4 chickens at 10 weeks old, a RIR & 3 EEs. They bonded, 2 & 2. 2 EEs together were mellow & sweet. The RIR appears to be a roo. His EE mate is feisty like him.
When they were 18 weeks, we got 4 more chickens: aged 8 weeks. We were transitioning slowly with separate...
I bought pullets, but I'm starting to fear the worst... And after asking around on FB I'm even more scared. Please tell me my chicken genders. They are 14-15 weeks.