So in our flock of 16, we have a hen that is about five months old. All the chickens started laying eggs in the last two weeks. On Sunday we noticed this hen sitting on the floor of the coop and starting to waddle. We isolated her in a cage with her own food and water. She appeared egg-bound and...
We have a flock of 12 chickens. All are either a year old or 9 months old. Today we got an additional 2 chickens, which are about 3 months old. Most of our chickens ignored them, but one of our Welsummers went crazy with them. We didn't let it go on for long and separated the Welsummer out...
We are in the process of building our chicken coop. We bought a house with an attached garage as well as a 2-stall detached garage. We only have 1 car and decided to convert part of our detached garage into a coop. I've read that chickens both need good ventilation and also create a lot of...
My husband and 4 children and I have just embarked on our new adventure of raising chickens. We ordered 12 chicks from Chickens for Backyards and they were not only all healthy and active when they arrived, but they also sent us 3 extras! So we now have 15 chicks and, if they all make it to...