I have the status of "in the brooder" and I'm not sure if this means that I'm a new member although I've been here for over a year. How can I change this to something else?
We have a broody mother sitting on 13 eggs that have been fertilized. I've candled one and found that it was full so we have some chicks on the way though I don't know exactly how many. We want to let it happen naturally since we have a sitting hen but is there any tips for me so I can increase...
So I have two roosters in my run with my ladies and lately one of them has been hoarding eggs and sitting on them in the coop. When I try to move her, she will not leave the eggs and I've marked them to take any new eggs that are laid there. I marked about a dozen eggs and one has been there...
So i wanted to place a small kiddie pool in my chickens' run so they can get in and cool off. I put one in and they never swim in it. My question is: Is it even a good idea for them to be able to swim or could they possibly drown? And if they do like to get in the water whats a good way to make...
So its been raining a lot here in Virginia and my chickens' run is really muddy. They have a dry area under their house and dry food, but I'm still concerned about the mud. My question is, can chickens get sick from the ground being wet or will they be fine?
Hello! I am new to raising chickens. Me and my girlfriend bought six chicks earlier this summer and they're growing up well so far. I have three rhode island reds ,one americauna, one chochin, and one mottled Java. I'm looking forward to learning more about these cool animals
I'm a new chicken owner and I have three rhode islands, one americauna, and one chochin. I have one more that has a kind of black, and white color. Its about even on the colors and I don't know what it is. I figured maybe Ancona but I'm not sure. Any ideas?