I have adult Australorps (1 year old)
I have 2 sets of chicks in brooders right now. The first are RIR at approximately 4-5 weeks old. The second I just got and are Mariana and Calico Princess about 1-2 weeks old. I know they need different temperature controls right now. I would like to...
I have a Balsam wreath from Christmas that is just now fading. Would it be safe to deconstruct and give to my girls? I know it has wire in it so that needs to be removed.
I received an email about Purina Layena and Layena Plus.
My question: is it Organic and non-GMO?
I have used other Purina organic non-GMO feed before. My health requires it.
That is why I started raising my own chickens. Otherwise I can not eat eggs.
I can not tell from the photo in the email...
We have had a lot of rain in our area. Inside my coop I use Deep Litter method and in the run I've used sand. My girls love the sand. My problem is the amount of rain we have had the past few weeks. The sand is no longer draining well and is a muddy mess. We have been adding more and more sand...
I have 5 hens and 3 nest boxes. I will be adding two more nest boxes this weekend. My small flock is made up of 3 Astralourp and 2 Americana. The Astralourp pullets regularly lay in the nesting boxes. The Amerucanas pullets started laying in the hen house on the floor, now they lay in the "play...
Hello,
I'm brand new to raising chickens. Due to health issues I can no longer eat commercial eggs and organic eggs around where I live are way too expensive. So, I started my small coop with five hens. They are only about 12 weeks old. Just moved them out of their brooder to their main coop. I...