MY girls are approx 8 months old. most of the summer I was getting 3-4 eggs per day. Now in Novemeber, my 1 chick has stopped laying. I havent had one of her pretty green eggs in 3 weeks or better. I saw on byc, about molting, but she isn't losing any feathers. She is acting fine, eating ...
I have 4 girls, and my buff has been nesting away from the coup and everyone for over an hour, and making loud noises. Is this normal. do they lay eggs at nite? She is the leader, and the other 3 are by her looking worried. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Patty Leslie
Hi,
I have 4 beauitful girls that are now 5 months old. Just started getting eggs, 3-4 per day, a few weeks ago. When I started out, I have the coup on my side fenced yard that had florida ferns all over. I didn't know that chickens loved ferns so much. Now I just have sandy dirt. They...
I have 4 girls in Florida, I did not realize they liked ferns so much. In the area I keep the coup and let them run, they have eatean all the ferns, gone. Now I have dirt. I keep pine shavings in the coup, but outside was wondereing what I could plant for cover so its not all dirt.
Also...
I live in Florida, and it is already hot. Should the coup ventilation doors be closed at nite, and then opened in the morning? or should I leave open all the time. My chicks are almost 4 months old, and I want to get eggs and wasn't sure about if I was doing this part right.
One day I came...
omg do you know your chicks, you are right on. I would post pics, but I don't know how, maybe that img buttom on top?
Thanks so much for your help, this has been a huge help:ya
I recived 4 chicks on my order:
cuckoo maran: came blk/white with little yellow, now 6 wks and is black/white not really striped, but some
buff orpington: came little yellow chick, not 6wks, still yellow
ameraucana: came and looked like a chipmonk, so we named her that, still same colors...
is anyone out there from dunedin, fl. I need help with one sickly chick and would love to talk to someone experienced about it. I have 4 6 wk old girls, and one is being picked on
I have the smallest chick have the problem of being pecked behind head on neck by other 2 or 3 chicks. Went to feed store and bought stuff in can to spray on and its blue. tried to put back with others, and they still pecked. seperated again for 2-3 days, still doesn't look much better, and...
My chikc is 4 weeks old, and we just moved into coup, out of garage. She had this open sore on her neck, I am not sure if the others are pecking her, but I watch and never see it. I took picturs, but am not sure how to post them. These are my first chickens so I am really at a loss on what to...