Thank you all for the advice. They are on the laying feed now and have been for a few weeks. I have also been giving them meal worms as a treat once a day, they love those. Going to get the oyster grit tomorrow. So excited to have my first egg even though we couldnt eat it. LOL
We kept our food and water in our coop when it was finished. We had to show them a few times how to get in, they knew how to get out. My chickens are out at 8am and now go back in their coop at 8pm every evening. We actually close them in because im afraid an animal will get them and I love my...
Found my first egg this morning. The shell was already broken and very soft. Wondering if this could be because they are young hens or if I need to add the oyster shell grit to their food. Any help with this would be great. Thank You all in advance for your help. I LOVE my Chickens!
I have 6 chicks, who seem to be about 4 weeks. Can I start giving them table scraps? I have been told they will eat just about anything. Also when should I be giving them sand to scratch at? My chicks are still indoors, my husband is building a coop for them now, plus they don't have their...
Just read your post. My husband is in process of making our coop now. Ours will also be off the ground about 3/4 feet. Thanks for all the info on how i'm going to have to bring them in and out first few day/nights in it. Also about the ramp having the rungs about 6 inches apart. I will have to...
Hi Im totally new to chicks/chicken raising. My husband and I bought them for our kids. Really for me, I wanted fresh eggs. We bought 3 black pulletts, and 3 yellow. The black are definatly female. The others are a mixed bag, as the women who sold them to me said. Okay so here is my question...