I have 4 bielefelder hens that are 23 weeks old, none have started laying eggs yet, has anybody else had this issue with this breed or are mine just late bloomers
My barred rock hens have started to lay, but are laying everywhere except for the nesting boxes. Is this normal behaviour or is it something I should worry about
13 week old barred rock, I bought at 9 weeks old and the breeder assure me it was a pullet, the comb has grown in only in the past week and I noticed it's more pink than red. Thought?
My 3 barred Plymouth rocks are now 13 weeks old, I bought them when they were 9 weeks old and the breeder I bought from assured me that I had all pullets. I'm starting to question the one now though because the barring looks more like a cockerel and the past week I've noticed the comb and...
The red is about 2 years old, my mechanic gave her to me because he can no longer care for her, my coop is a 10' x10' horse stall that I converted into a coop. The barred rocks were nestling on the floor of the coop so they were nowhere near the roosting bar. I moved the red into another stall...
I have a Rhode Island Red hen, and she's been in the coop for about 3 weeks along with my 3, 12 week old barred rock pullets. I was just out in the barn making sure my flock had water and feed to last until I got home from work tomorrow evening, I noticed my barred rocks were huddling together...
I was wondering if anyone out there from Canada has bought chicks/ chickens from the United States through mail order, and what was the process for getting them into the country
Hi, I'm picking up some 9 week old barred rocks on the weekend, I live in southern Ontario and the weather is calling for temperatures around -1 Celsius, just wondering what would be alright to keep them in while driving in the back of my pick up truck, it's a 20 minute drive from breeder to my...
Hi, I am picking up 3 week old bielefelder chicks this coming weekend and what just wondering what people recommend for waterers and feeders for chicks this age. Also my brooder will be a plastic tote that's in my house and was wondering if I would need a heat lamp. Thanks