Hello! I just searched for the wrinkled eggshell. Mine is just like the one you posted. What should I do for her? She has been laying long, large eggs, but just recently about half of each egg has been slightly wrinkled. tonite, however, I got an egg that looks a lot like the very wrinkled one...
Thank you all for your input! I think Ill go with the just letting them out for an hour or so before dark. They will have to work fast to tear the place up in that much time! They do have everything they NEED to stay in their run and coop, but they are so cute to watch! Which do I love more? My...
I have 7 very cute girls. We have a nice coop for them, we make sure they are locked away from varmints overnight, but turn them out to the yard during the day. We have a huge fenced in yard for them to do their thing! My question is.. why do I see pictures of beautiful yards with beautiful...
I have a itty bitty chihuahua mix puppy. She likes to torment my chickens, seems to want to herd them back into their chicken run. Once she gets them there, she is happy to have the yard to herself. She doesnt seem to want to hurt them, just irritate them! One of my girls, doesnt put up with her...
I am a newbie too. We got 5 random breed of chickens in March. 2 are Orpingtons, and the others a are just cute! Anyway, it was really close to 6 months before we got our first egg. Then it took a couple or so more weeks to really get going. We now get 4 or 5 eggs everyday.
I gave a 5 to the ones I would like in MY calendar. And a 1 to the ones I'd rather not have. and then whatever I felt like on the others. It went pretty fast once I got going! BTW, when will we be able to buy a calendar? I dont want to miss out!!! love your website!
I am new at this, but what fun to watch my 5 girls in their new coop and run. Things I have learned so far.....1) Yes, they are messy. Thats why they live outside! 2) They DO have distinct personalities! All of which are cute! 3)They HATE the neighbor cats even looking into their pen! and 4)now...
My girls are Goldie (Hawn), Kate (Hudson), Hoda, Kathie Lee and Oprah. This is my first time raising chickies. They are so cute! No eggs yet, but looking forward to that day! We will celebrate! Love BYC!!!
I searched Craigs list for a storage shed. It took a couple of weeks, checking every day, Sometimes more than once a day, but we finally got one that is PERFECT for $50 plus the cost of the wire for the run. A little remodeling and add a couple of nesting boxes and a nice big run....tada! I saw...