I’ve been successful with my Roo bachelor pad. I did have to re-home the most aggressive, which were: 3 Polish, 1 Dominique and 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte.
I have several roosters, but only one is nice to the hens. The others are mean to the hens and stress them out. Now I have the mean ones all together and the nice Roo has all the hen (around 60) to himself.
I normally pay $3-$4 per chick, but recently, I bought two chicks for $30 each. They are Ayam Cemani chicks. I’ve seen them advertised online anywhere from $50 each up to $200 each. Most required a minimum order. My wife thinks I’m crazy for purchasing them at that price, but now we have two...
I feed my chickens greens/table scraps in the morning. They love to free range, which they do when I’m home. I always have feed available 24/7, especially since bugs and the sort are very scarce here in the winter. In the evening, I top off their feed trays and give them dried worms. I have...
I’ve been re-homing roosters and getting more baby chicks. My wife’s goal is to have many different kinds of chickens, my goal is to have different colors of eggs. We are currently at 46 total (hens, Roos and chicks. In the process of doubling the size of my chicken run which is currently...
I’ll post pics of the coop once it’s complete. Currently working on predator proofing around the run. Next will be adding a ceiling to keep the hawks, falcons and bald eagles out.
Hi Everyone!
My wife and I bought a small chicken coop from Tractor Supply thinking we’re only going to have 8 chickens or so. We kept adding to our flock, so I purchased a large coop that was advertised locally. At this time, we have 7 hens and 16 chicks. We have: Rhode Island Red, Light...