Should my big 5 girls move out of the coop to allow my little 8 girls to get acclimated?
I have a main coop and then my old first coop. Does it seem like a good idea to move the older hens to the older coop while the 6 week old pullets do some more growing in the main chicken coop? Or, should I...
I have been keeping an eye on their bowl and it is never empty. They also have a bowl of grit and calcium.
Do you think I should go ahead and get them another bag of grower/starter feed?
Here is what I have been feeding them. We give them about 4-6 cups of the pellets in the morning and do wait to give them this scratch stuff later in the day which they really do get excited about.
The other thing I have noticed is that they often go back into their coop and hang out. I don't...
I took on 6 hens around the first week of August. The individual who I purchased them from thought they would be laying by now. Here is my set up and what I have:
2 Barred Rocks
2 Buff Orpingtons
2 Rhode Island Reds
The combs and waddles look pretty pronounced on the barred rocks and buff...