Hi Sandra! I live in Minnesota, where in March/April it is still snow-covered and cold :) But in Florida it may be warm enough to not be tooooo much trouble. How I started by hens was taking an oval tin box ( about 3´ wide and 6´ long) covered with ultra-fine saw-dust kind of stuff. I would...
Hullo Sandra! For your question I will give you the story on how I started out. I did about a half-years research on what chickens I will get, what the cost for feed would be per month, what do about predators, and what they´re coop/home would look like and how much it would cost to build. A...
Hullo Chookipie! Beautiful looking birds too! Most (if not all) chickens can live between 10-15 years if you take good care of them. Hope it helps,
Sincerely, Pyotr
Hello there! I have been selling eggs at our town, (mind you it´s rather small, maybe 250 people come on Sundays) but what I do is buy egg cartons from Murray McMurray, they´re prices are not that bad. I also sell my eggs to the local bar/tavern for $2 dollars a dozen and they sell them for us...
Hullo Lindsay! My chickens have done so in the past too, doing the same thing too, digging up my beds :) Don´t worry about the digestion, nothing bad happened to mine. Just watch out-they might attack you! Hope they stay alive and well, best of life to you...
Hullo Marieff! Love your chickens! I have Barred Rocks too though not Production Reds. Since he/she does not have a sizeable comb to judge by, I would just say that you have a hen, because earlier this year I had a very mean Leghorn chicken that I thought was a rooster at first but turned out to...
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Sorry that I am in the wrong section, but I could not find a better section to place this within. I am 14 years old, and in a split family. My fathers side has had chickens for almost a decade, but my step-father will not allow it. I almost have him convinced to having chickens, but...
OK Sissione. Just make sure you keep a watchful eye under her. If you give her a proper bath, make sure all her feathers are dry ( or better yet, put her under grow lamp ) so her condition doesn't worsen. Hope she feels better, Buff Orpingtons' are the superior chicken! :)...
Hi friends! I have been raising chickens for almost a decade, and I would like to expand my field of animals on my homestead. I have been reading about Bobwhite quail and wan't to raise them, but I don't want them to fly away! But as I said, I have limited knowledge on such things and are...
Hi guys-new to the website but have been raising chickens for almost a decade. The only breeds I have had so far are Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Leghorns, and Americaunos. I've been looking at new chicken breeds to try out, and also other species. I would like to try ducks, but have...
Hi Sassione! I also have a "disabled" Buff Orpington too, who just walks around with no apparent purpose. If I were you I would keep a close eye on it, and make sure it eats and drinks, as it may help itself...
If I were you, I would keep your eggs under a grow light, if you have one. When we have our chicks that we kept them under that, it was very warm. How old are your eggs? Anyways, if you don't see movement with 2 weeks, I would throw them away...
Hullo friends! I have been raising chickens for about six years now. I have raised Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island Red, Leghorns, and Americaunos. I have a friend that's thinking of raising chickens, but he only has a quarter of an acre. I was thinking of raising some Sussex chickens for him, as I...
Hi BarbiB! I too am new to this site, though I have been raising chickens for about 6 years. I would say with 14 hens your chickens should start laying more and more till they hit about 8-10 eggs per day (at maximum productivity) I currently have 29 hens, and get about 22-26 a day, at roughly 5...
Hi Slguy! My first question is-do you live in the suburbs or country-side? I live in the country-side and my chickens are often attacked by raccoons, and sometime weasels. I highly suspect the culprit is a raccoon, if it happened during the daytime. The only advice I can give you is to make sure...
OK! I hope they all hatch right. Just make sure that you keep them warm and well fed. When I raised chicks earlier this year (around April) I kept them in a old oval tin, probably 5' by 2'. We used electrolyte-enhanced water and chick feed with a very warm light overhead, but I'm sure you know...
Hi there! I have tried hatching a few eggs myself, and what I know is your eggs don't exactly need to be hatched right away, as a hen would sit on them for quite awhile. If one is hatching/hatched you can feed them chick feed and water under a warm light (ours is warm enough to feel the heat...