We have 8 chickens that are now 7 months old . They started laying at about 4 months and worked thier production up to 8 eggs about three times a week with the other days at 6 or 7 eggs . So far this winter they have not slowed down. It'd fairly mild here on the southwest coast of B.C.
I have eight hens who all started laying over the past six or seven weeks. For the last eight days I have been getting eight eggs a day. There is someone out there in the pen doing the "chicken song" right now. Is it possible for one hen to lay two eggs in one day? They have 14 hours of light in...
I got my first eggs from my 23 week old chickens the past three days. Do not know if it's the same hen laying or not but I think it's one or more of the Red Sussex as they were hanging around inside the coop the last couple days. Have five of these plus three Rhode Island Reds. Two eggs were on...
I have eight female chickens getting close to four months old. Until now they have all got along really good. This past week for some reason they are picking on one hen who now spends most of her time under the coop getting away from the rest. Is this a normal thing with young chickens? Should I...
When do I start to feed my chicken oyster shells ? They have tree different runs. Two are grass and one is sand. Will the sand take the place of the oyster shell? I really don't know what they need it for. Thanks
What should I have in my laying boxes when the hens are ready to lay? Straw,Hay, or Pine Shavings? The hens are nine weeks old so from what I can find out will not lay for some time yet. Thank you.
New to the chicken in the yard. Planning the coop and hope to be up and running soon.The weather here in Victoria B.C. is fairly warm in the winter and not to hot in the summer so should be fine for this type of thing.