Hello everyone! Quick question..I believe one of my easter eggers laid their first egg the weekend before the 4th. We currently have 5 laying chickens that are very established but when my in laws came over to gather eggs and close the coop for the night they found a small dk brown egg in the...
Thank you everyone! It's been over a week and I have got maybe 5 to 6 eggs from which ever duck is laying. They are starting to get a little bigger but nothing too noticeable unless you side by side them.
Hello everyone! I am new to raising ducks and I currently have 1 pekin female, 2 rouen females and 4 khaki females. My Peking and rouens are roughly 21 weeks and my khakis are around 16-17. We were on vacation and the neigh or came to check on the animals and noticed 2 small eggs, smaller than...
We bought them from the local tractor supply. We keep them in a large 50 gallon tote. As for socializing them I have two young children who love to hold them but it is becoming difficult when they won't stop pecking at them. When we approach we are always on our knees at the side of the tote and...
We got our chicks from the local tractor supply. They labeled them as amerucauna straight run. They all look different but they have the chipmunk stripe down their back. We handle them how was handled our other chickens when they were little. Just walking by them makes them go crazy.
Hi all! I was wondering if anyone could fill me in on the temperament of Amerucauna chickens? I purchased 6 about 3 weeks ago and they seem to be a bit aggressive. They are roughly 3-4 weeks of age. When we go to pick them up they freak out and start to run around and when you put your hand in...
Hi! I am wondering if anyone can help me in why one of my lorps are laying light (very) tan eggs and about medium size? My other lorp is laying a brown/rose colored egg that turns very dark once cold. Neither eggs are as large as my reds however. I was able to determine what egg is coming from...
Hi i am new to raising chickens. I was hoping someone could help me figure out what egg is coming from who. We currently have three layers a red and two australorp. This morning i was able to catch two chickens in the box but did not see which egg came from who. The red and lorp were in the box...
It was in the first nesting box but when i chcked the other two it was obvious something had tried them out as well but no egg. Maybe tomorrow!!! I have seen the red in the first box a few times. The lops not so much. Maybe they will follow suit! Thank you so much for advice!
They do have a window and their run is outside but attached to the shed. They have food and water both in and out of the coop! We let them out around 7 am and they go in around dark. We live in MI so right now there is plenty of daylight. I am happy to announce we got our first egg today...
Thank you for the feed back! We are giving them some oyster shell as well a sprinkle here and there. They are in a run but a fairly large one. Also their boxes are roughly 20 inches up we converted our shed into a coop so it is completely caged in. We used hardwire instead of chicken wire. I...
Hi Shannon! I have been searching the coop like crazy wondering if they are hiding them or eating them. I have not found any shells if they are eating them. They are on a layer feed with plenty of water and a few snacks. These are the three in question. Thank you for your help
Thank you! I really hope she didn't sell us "expired" chickens! She is the lady who all my chicken friends buy their chicks from. I am hoping maybe they are still adjusting??
I have easter eggs in two of the three boxes. It is clear that one of the chickens are lying in the box becuse the straw is indented in the one even if it is fluffed up and the eggs moves. The other two there isnt any sign of the chickens even being interested. Thank you! Anything helps!
I have read that. It said a week or two is usually the norm. It's been a little over two now and nothing. Their behavior seems like that have adjusted well. The first week we could tell they were nervous they didnt come out of the hen house much. Now they are out all day and eating and drinking...
Hi my name is Jessica my family is new to raising chickens. We purchased six babies earlier in the year and within the last few weeks purchased three year and half old layers...I must admitt I am baffled by their no laying procedure they have going on. :/ I have researched many reasons as to...