I have one roo and 7 hens who have a nice size hen house and screened run, I use to let my chicks free range in my garden off the chicken house but we have our house on the market and I need to keep my garden looking sale ready. What is a good treat to put in their outdoor run to keep them busy...
I lined my outdoor chicken coop last winter with straw bales and covered the wire on top with heavy plastic for the winter, it worked very well in giving the chickens some place to scratch. The straw has turned pretty moldy and I am going to take it out but the chickens love to jump on it...
Thank you for the information, what are your thoughts on having straw bales in an outdoor coop for the chickens to jump up on ?I lined my coop last year with straw bales and covered the wire on top with heavy plastic, I have since removed the plastic and was wondering if I shoul put fresh straw...
I found one of my silkies 7 yrs old dead in the corner of my chicken house, the day before I noticed her standing in the chicken house by herself , could she have died of old age?how long do chickens live?she hasnt layed for a long time. I take very good care of my chickens, and they have a...
I had to sell my beautiful silkie roo 4 weeks ago because he was attacking me and my grandchilden.E verything seem to be going great when yesterday a hawk got one of my silkies. I'll bet that roo is laughing at me now for my loss. I will have to keep the girls in the chicken house untill the...
I put wiorming medicine in the chicks water last year,then two weeks later I used ivermectine on their backs, can I do the same this year if I have two babies5 months old
He was bought as a very young bird with two hens the same age.ii have young grandchildren who he has tried to attack along with me.ihad to sell him today.i know he took very good care of his hens but I couldn't risk the grand kids getting hurt, no more roosters for me