Is it weird to think that my rooster is trying to court me? I locked the hens in their house and they were not around when I started throwing mulberries to my rooster. He would pick them up and put them down while clucking loudly to show me where they were at. I told him "I know where they...
My husband and I were just looking over our electricity bill and he is trying to blame it doubling last month on our using a 250watt red brooder light. Has anyone noticed their bill jumping dramatically from using a brooder bulb? I was gardening all of last month, so I thought that because I...
The lady at the feed supply store only had 2 orders to take care of. Both myself and the other person ordered 2 white silkies and 4 other chicks. I ordered gold Sebrights and Cuckoo Marans for my four other birds. When I picked up my order I saw the lady get confused about whose was whose. I...
I have 2 polish ladies that run from the my other 3 hens. They have their own little house next to the main hen house. I let them all out like normal this morning, as usual. It is now POURING rain. I looked out there from my back door and I can tell the polish are not in their house. Should...
Hello there! I've gotten confused about my chick bedding. My chicks are 4 weeks old now. I had their cages lined in paper towels... which they shredded and ate! Then I bought them these bird cage liners (expensive!) that they were tracking their mess around in almost immediately. Then I...
Hi! I'm from Fresno California. I have had chickens for 2 years. My chicken addiction started when my husband brought home a rescued hen that someone didn't want anymore. I explained to him that she needed friends, because I'd seen the cartoons where they sit and gossip while laying and...
Hi! I'm from Fresno California. I have had chickens for 2 years. My chicken addiction started when my husband brought home a rescued hen that someone didn't want anymore. I explained to him that she needed friends, because I'd seen the cartoons where they sit and gossip while laying and...