I found them this morning. We've got a tractor coop and they seem to be in one corner of it. I already have the suckers in my kitchen, now they have to invade the chicken coop. Do I worry about it and do something or let it be? They don't appear to be fire ants, just standard small ants. We live...
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We used hose water with some ice, admittedly. It was very cold water, but not colder than I would have sat in myself. She was in it for about 30 seconds. And I did it twice with about an hour in between. When I felt her temp vs the temp of my other hens, I was convinced that I would...
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Hey, I'm a believer in it now. Especially since we live in NC and it's so hot here now, I think she actually liked it. I did it twice. I "think" she just layed me an egg. I posted a pic in the original post. I've not seen that many people speak positively about this technque but...
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Hey, I'm a believer in it now. Especially since we live in NC and it's so hot here now, I think she actually liked it. I did it twice. I "think" she just layed me an egg. I posted a pic in the original post. I've not seen that many people speak positively about this technque but...
Thanks. I'm still surprised that I keep seeing her running around the backyard happy. She's definitely NOT broody, but she's not laying yet either. I don't know how long it'll take her to resume egg-laying. We'll see about that part. My wet hen wasn't all that mad, but then again, my girls don't...
Lena (RIR) has been broody for a week and I don't have a roo and have a small tractor coop. We did the isolation coop (Broody Buster method) to no avail. She kept going back to the coop, fighting with the other girls and just being overall fiesty. Yesterday afternoon, I dunked her (just her...
We've got a small coop (tractor style) and three hens. Miss Lena is acting odd as of last night. She stays in one nesting box. Went to bed there (was sitting on three eggs) and when we woke up she was still there. Puffs up big when I open the hatch to check for eggs. When I get her out, she lays...
I think we've got a coon attempting to dig under our coop. I have found evidence two nights in a row. The ground is hard. But the little devil is persistent. Is it time to trap? I don't want holes all over my yard. Would only a coon do this? We have a fenced in yard. It's not my dog and it's not...
Can my chickens still eat cracked corn this time of year (spring)? Or is it only something I should feed them in the winter? I still have a lot leftover and they love it.
You need to somehow train them to get in the coop. With treats or with a light. Mine still won't get in their coop. I've tried everything. The roost on top of it and every night I put their fat butts in the coop so they won't get eaten alive by who knows what. All in the name of chicken love...
If they were born in October, you should be fine. Go near them. Do they squat down and submit to you and let you pet them? This is the "egg squat". If you are getting this, you'll probably be getting eggs soon. I got my first egg squat from my new hen on Wed and she laid for me on Thurs. Good Luck!