I have 5 Cuckoo Morans that are just a year old. They live with 30 other chickens of assorted breeds,
I do not get many eggs from the 5 morans- I can tell because they are my dark egg layers- about 1 -2 moran eggs from the 5 hens each day. I understand that is sort of normal. But- about 2...
Can't say I did not see her sitting on her eggs- but this was pretty new to me.
I am in Central NJ where it is polar vortex time again and this morning I see 2 little chicks in the nest. What should I do?
She is in a small coop with one other hen and a Rooster. (all just 11 months old and...
This morning I noticed 3 of 4 of my leghorn chicks had what I thought were new little wounds from pecking. I removed 2 non leghorn chicks from the cage and left the leghorns inside to rest. During the day I did not notice any new blood-thought I solved the problem. Just now I went to check...
Hi all,
I have had chickens for exactly one year now and have come to Backyard Chickens repeatedly for information but never introduced or posted.
I presently have 12 one year old chicks: 2 buff Orpingtons, 2 Bard rocks, 3 Americainas, 1 Jersey Giant, 1 buff Brahma, 2 Comets, and 1 partridge...
My Brahma has been spending days alone in the barn and nights in the coop. I just found 4 eggs on a hay stack and took them into the house. I saved the eggs from dropping as we used the hay- but now I think I may have seen something when I candle them...I never candled before- but each egg...