We have Blue Orpingtons, Silver Laced Wyanndotts and Easter Eggers. The SLW arnt that large but the BO are HUGE to me. Their bodies are almost the size of a basket ball. The roo is HUGE he is a tall and very regal looking. Are we feeding to much? are they just healthy and filled out? My son who...
My son has been feeding my girls. He has autism and really enjoys feeding them. I thought he had been checking but hadn’t. So I go out in the pen and all in one laying box I see 10 eggs. One looks more pink than brownish and they are small. Could they be from one hen or could more than one hen...
Thank you guys I didnt pay much for them. They have the sideburns which I think are adorable. I would be ok with them laying brown or white eggs though I wanted green/blue.
I know true americanas are set to a standard. Otherwise they are Easter eggers. I seen a woman on a livestock page in face book offer up americanas. I have bought Orpington from her and was happy. So I tell her I want three which will make me have six. I go and pick out three thinking she is...
Ok My girls will be 6 months old in August. I have read they usually start laying at that age. It is also the hottest part of the year here and I have read heat and cooler weather can stop them from laying. So my question is WILL my girls lay or will they hold off till spring? I am good either...
Oh Ok I wasnt sure I remember my aunt and Grandmother feeding corn but I was just using it as a filler. I wont be feeding them anymore though Ill get them the other stuff
I feed Starter finisher and I mix in a little corn or cracked corn and they leave the corn. Only way I can get them to eat it is to not feed them until eat it. What do I do?
Its not the house they stay in it is the run I wrote it wrong. I am sorry. Their cook I clean out and put pine shaving in. Its their lot. It stinks. Smells sour. Its a 15 x 30 but they are not grown yet They are like 3-4 months old. I am going to be moving some out to a different lot soon.
Ok I live in the city and have 14 Chickens. I noticed they are starting to smell!! What can I do to help with the smell?!? I live away from everyone and so far no complaints but I am scared. I use to live in the country and quiet a ways away from the next person so the smell wasnt a problem. I...
what it is called when my chickens are just chilling and walking around going booooooooock booooooooock boooooooock? It’s not the egg song they are too young for tbat. It’s like a sing song clucking. I love to hear them when they are doing it!
So my boyfriend got up early and went outside and he said he heard the chickens running and making noise. He thought they were fighting but once he got to looking he said they were "chasing a tootsie roll mouse" ( small mouse ). One I am frustrated that I am having problems already from...
This is my fist flock of chickens and I am unsure of when things are suppose to happen. None of my chickens have bald spots yet but there are more and more feathers around the run. They are in a 15x30 run. I have 15 two being roos. They are three months old. And I am feeling starter and grower...
I have 15 chickens total with two roosters. They are in a 30x15 run I believe. My boyfriend is going to make me a whole other run for my EE rooster and 3 hens. Its the EE rooster that worries me. He is always is picking fights with the smaller ( EE ) hens. The larger hens ( blue orpingtons )...
I have two roos. One is a blue Orpington and the other is a EE. The BO is a sweetheart and the EE is a cocky little fart. He soars with the hens and generally obnoxious to them. I haven’t seen him mount them often he is kinda smaller so the larger hens will peck him and send him on his way. I...
i felt bad for my chickens and let them out to free range in my yard for a little while I watched them. They are loving it! I love these guys so much. It tickles me to see them scratching around.
almost 2 month old EE Nacho. Is the chick a roo or a hen? The chick has been seen challenging other chickens and mounted one. Not sure if it is a roo or a dominant hen.