My daughters boyfriend said he would not eat my eggs because they are not sanitary,only store bought eggs are sanitary lol She told him they all come from chickens butt and mother nature put a shell on it to keep it "sanitary" lol
Just started a new flock of chickens this spring.I have 2 R.R. that are 22 weeks and 6 australorps that are 16 wks One of my R.R. started laying about 2 wks ago every afternoon i would get a brown smallish egg. This morning I watched my other R.R. go in and lay a large brown egg:) YAY. So this...
Still new to BYC so not sure if this is where i post my question.Here goes,Can you quarter your chicken right after you butcher and then set to "rest"in fridge or do they have to "rest" before you quarter?
I hope they will go to the pond we have a big mosquito problem, plus last time i had them a few yrs ago( on old property with no pond) I used a kiddie pool and it was a huge mess 10 minutes after i filled it lol. Do yours lay eggs in the coop?
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just ordered some Pekins .My chicken coop is about a football field away from the pond. If I start them off in the coop what are the chances (after i let them free range) of them coming back to the coop? Should i just build a small hut for them by the pond and then in winter bring them...
hello, I just noticed my 2 wk old EE has this.So far she is doing great and is actually the biggest of my 6 chicks. Great info . Everyone on BYC is great, i can always find a answer to anything .
Hello from Northern Michigan cold morning 12 out side and a few more inches of snow. I have chicks in the brooder and wondering if i may have started to soon. I have over a foot of snow that has to melt before i can move my coop to the new property. I need SPRING .
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I live in Northern Michigan on 20 acres,have 6 grown kids and 3 grandkids. Life is good.
.My Chicken history is...A few yrs ago my husband wanted to get chickens for eggs. I was !00% against it,who wants those dirty,mean nasty things around just for eggs you can get at the store right...