My buff and black austrolorp are doing the same thing. Did for a month or so, now feathers are coming back. My buff has been broody, so I was guessing she was pulling them out for the nest. I did change their bedding from small shavings to larger ones, and started giving them more protein hoping...
The chicks will be here the end of March. I planned on having them in my modified dog crate with a heat lamp in a spare room, the kids will love to see them and learn all about them. I'm just not sure on how long they will stay in there, with their size, that I would need to get them out to...
I'm not sure what I want to do. I want to get some new chicks next month but am afraid I won't have any place for them as they get bigger before introducing them to my chickens I have now. I don't have a garage to put them in and it will be too cold yet to have them outside in the weather. I...
I have 1 Barred Rock, 1 Black Australorp, 1 Buff Orpington, 3 Rhode Island Reds. We got them from a friend, he got them in March of 2014, along with 7 others. By last summer he figured out he didn't really want that many and as we were talking one day he said if I was interested I could get 6...
I believe a few of our hens are molting. At least that's what it looks like to me. I see no lice or mites, and i don't see any pecking spots where someone is pecking at them. The black Austrolorp has been going through this since late fall. The Buff Orpington started late in November in a few...
I'm so glad I found this site, I love to read stories from other chicken owners and learn more tips on what to do or what not to do with my chickens.I have 6 chickens now and am looking forward to getting a few chicks this spring to make my flock a bit bigger! I am always looking for new ideas...
My granddaughter has some powdered baby formula that she's not using anymore. I was wondering if it could be added to the chicken feed? Was just a thought before we threw it out.