My 1 year old BSL has large patches of skin exposed on her hindquarters. It is bright red (I'm not sure if that is the proper skin color for a BSL), It doesn't seem to bother her. She's had it for over a month, I guess I thought it was just molting at first. It hasn't gotten any better, Any...
I was wondering this too. My Andalusian is black with white spots near her ears. I read that this means she should lay white eggs. She is now 7 months old and I haven't seen a single white egg.
Thanks Ron!
My daughter went out a few hours after I found the first and there was ANOTHER in a different box!! It doesn't have the speckles so I must have 2 girls ready. This is so much fun!
Well today was my day!!!
I am so excited!!!! Can't you tell by all of the exclamation points!!??? I thought I was going to hyperventilate when I went out today and checked the nest box. I'm not sure why I am amazed at chickens doing what chickens do. It's just so much fun!
Now a...
I saw my Roo Hamlet making his intentions known with my 15 week RSL. Does he know something I don't? Does this mean she is getting ready to lay? Can you tell how excited I am for my (her) first egg?
Fabulous! Your chicks will love it. I am so glad we don't have an architectural committee! I love our coop but it certainly is not as fancy as that. You have done an amazing job!!
I was worried about my "kids" too! They seemed quite happy to just sleep snuggled up on the floor of the coop. Then one night I went out to shut the hatch and I thought all of my chickens were gone! I craned my neck to look up into the coop and there they all were> I was so proud:D!! It was...
I used the Purina coop plan
http://poultry.purinamills.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/web_content/ecmd0007989.pdf
It's so basic you could certainly adapt it for a larger coop. Good luck!
I bought a Red Star and a Black Star from the pullet bin at the feed store. I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but doesn't that mean that they are definitely girls? I just want to be sure before i get even more attached that I can keep them. They are about 6 weeks old and the Black sex...
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this! I was just wondering if I put a heat lamp in the coop this winter (it can be well below 0F sometimes) will it mess with their sleeping cycles? I know a little extra light time during our short winter days can help keep them laying, but will it...
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I have the same rules but I live on 5 acres (means I can have 108). I only have 7 chicks so when I found this out I immediately called DH and told it was time to build a WAAAAYYY bigger coop!
OK this may be a bit of a rant here. I have been reading these forums for a while. Especially the ones where people are heartbroken because they have to get rid of their beloved roosters or people mentioning that you should check with your neighbors to see if they won't mind you having...