Mine seem to like snacking on tomato plant leaves, or anything they can get their beaks on, and seem to take a keener liking to anything I specifically try and keep them away from. All summer long they sneak around and snack on any tomato leaf that dares stick out too far. So far they've all...
Definitely a Barred Rock, or Barred Rock Cross. There's 2 fail-safe ways to tell a rooster from a hen, and that is Crowing, or an Egg. Some hens are 'late-bloomers', and eventually mature. Your 'big lady' doesn't quite have the long saddle feathers that most roosters have, and although some...
Here are some of my Orpingtons (along with silkies, silver laced wyandottes, and some RIR's). I'd say your birds are an Cinnamon Queen , or some other kind of production red. Production birds do start laying much earlier than other birds. That soft pinkish egg is usually a first egg. (soft...
You can always cut out your pie-shaped-piece and use zip ties to hold it together, then staple to your wood. Don't ask me how I know that! haha :D The chickens don't care, but I sure do!
I moved from Oregon to Kansas many years ago. It's even hotter here with a LOT more humidity (so sweating does us no good). And seeing that I'm from Oregon, I also don't have AC and people here think I'm nuts. But, I'm not even going as far as you are in helping mine stay cool. Yes, they...
I have grown mealworms many years ago, back when I owned a pet shoppe. I had a pretty good sized colony in just a small tupperware container with holes drilled in it. The container was a little smaller than a sheet of paper and about 4 inches tall. It was not clear (see-through), but did let...
Thought I would say hi and answer the 'getting to know you' questions.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
---No, I'm not new to chickens, I've had chickens off and on for most of my life in several different states and climates.
(2) How many chickens do you...