I have read quite a few articles on introducing new chickens...which are great. I have a slightly unique situation and wanted some advice.
Set-up: I currently have a large flock (36) of mix breeds and silkies around 7-8 months old. This was great until the cold hit and I realized we needed...
So I have a family friend in Michigan that had 3 prize hens taken last night. (2 polish and another type). Preditor proof pen, not feathers, nothing...gone. Only option left seems to be human.
So, anyone else have this happen? What are some good measures to keep your chickens safe if you want...
So I hatched a bunch of chickens this spring. (Welsummer, Delaware, Moran, Amerucanas, Olive Eggers, and Silkies.) Now comes the hard part...selling the Roos then wielding down the hens to what we will keep.
So here is my question. At 5 weeks of age, if they have very red and large combs is...
So I currently have a lot of chicks in my house, one week old. It isn't going well to say the least. Even with everyday changes, the basement stinks! So I decided to build an outdoor brooder that can then be used as a silkie coop later on. (Since silkies tend to nest vs roost I don't have to...
So our first chick ever hatched! Healthy, rolling around...but one leg is extended normal and the other is staying bent by his head. He keeps rolling and trying to get up to no avail. Is this normal? Give it a few hours? I'll post a pic if I can figure it out.
Ok, totally new here. I did spend a great deal of last night and this AM searching extensively for definitive answers before starting this thread. Even did a lot of googling, lol. So last night we candled eggs and most of them I either saw veins or not. I am on day 7/8 depending on which...
We just got our first incubator, a Genissis 1588. Started it up this weekend and ran over to my daughters friend to grab some practice eggs. She had a freshly laid one and then a hen was sitting on 3...which sage said may be a few days old. Put them all in the incubator. So how would I do...