We are approaching the colder months. Wondering what everyone does to keep their chickens entertained, busy and moving when there is not much going on outside but cold and snow. Open to any and all suggestions! Thank you!
I'm going to the feed store today to get some all flock feed. As of yesterday the girls have seemed to leave my roo alone, but it does make sense about the 'balanced diet' with the food. Never though feeding the natural food would throw it off balance, but it makes sense. As far as the night...
True BYC Addict, Thank you for the clarification. I did the research and found the spray. I feed them nutrena country feeds layer pellets, they have access to that all the time, I also mix in a small amount of cracked corn in the feed, they have oyster shells in a separate dish at all times as...
Peeps61, he is the same age as almost all the hens, with the exception of three, him being about a week older. So not much difference in age. This blue-kote powder, should most feed stores or a tsc carry it? Also from all of my observations all the hens pretty much bow down to him. They'll come...
Hey everyone! ***First time chicken keeper here!!*** I have 9 chickens, 8 months old. One Dark Brahma Roo, 2 Rhode Island Red hens, 5 black Araucana hens, and one Barred Rock hen. We are just starting to get into winter here and I noticed this morning my roo had a bloody waddle, a few feather...