something else i forgot to ask...i have a young rooster with my girls. hes roughly the same age as they are. Will it hurt him to eat the oyster shells that i put in the coop for them?
Got my first egg today from one of my black australorp girls at approx 19-20 weeks old so I’m really excited about that. But that leaves me with a question. I just bought a sack of starter/grower yesterday expecting it to be another month or so before they started laying..can I finish this sack...
I’ve noticed over the past few days one of my hens holding her eye closed and when she does open it it’s like a puss white looking color. No bubbles from what I can tell. I’ve also noticed her stool being a white color and runny. Attached will be a picture of the chicken. Any input will be...
What part of the state are you from? im from the southern region. They were horrible and seemingly showed up out of nowhere. A little dawn dish washing liquid and water took care of them though.
sorry for the delayed response. As my chicks are skittish and almost impossible for me to get a picture of them one at a time, this is the best I can do. They will be 16 weeks old this Thursday. Maybe this is a better picture.
Thanks for the replies. Upon further research they are indeed aphids like ridge runner said. I ended up spraying them with dawn dish washing liquid and water . It seems to have done the trick .
Hey y’all I’m new to gardening and so far everything I’ve planted has grown and produced very well for me but I’ve noticed something on my purple hull peas that I’m not sure what it is and if it’s good and bad and I’d appreciate some help. I’ll post pics. It almost looks like little bugs but I’m...
Now im no expert at all as this is my first flock of chickens and im just doing the free ranging thing. My black australorps at about 9 weeks old and i let them out in the evenings when i get home from work to free range for a couple hours. They never stray ( so far) farther than 40-50 yards...
I appreciate yalls replies! My parents have a german shepherd that is around 10 years old ( they have no chickens or livestock though) and she is fantastic with my daughter. she is very protective of her and lets her love all over her. Does any one have any experience with german shepherds and...
I know this is a chicken forum but im needing some help locating a good guardian breed pup for my little flock. i have been reading alot on english shepherds and that breed seems ideal. My only issue is finding one..i havent been able to find one anywhere. i am located in south mississippi. i...
hey yall i know yall probably get tired of getting this question but could yall help me sex my chicks? They are black astrolorps and they are almost 7 weeks now. The picture is attached below. I appreciate yalls help! :D
My chicks are around 4 weeks old and growing like weeds. I snapped a couple pics of them sunbathing and just lounging around when I got home from work this evening. My daughter absolutely loves her chickens . Oh and they are black astrolorpes