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You might want to put some ventilation on that house, it will be like an oven when the temps warm up.

yea, that's pretty sad they way some treat their flock. Seems the guy at least realized he needed it thinned, but waited too long.

Looks like your girls had other plans for those eggs! I thought all of mine were done laying this year, but then heard one last week making the "I layed an egg" call. I saw her(she finished molt a few weeks back) coming out from under a shed, so I took the rake and pulled out a couple of eggs...

Eureka Springs is always a treat. Probably about an hour northeast of Fayetteville. Make sure you visit the historic Crescent Hotel. Ghost Hunters did a show on it once. If Louisiana is on your list and you are far enough south there, make sure you try the gumbo and some freshly made boudin!

Well, they may be getting close to laying. Daylight has been steadily getting shorter on them. Waiting for birds to lay in the fall months takes patience. Always best for the pullet to fully develop before laying. Some breeds take longer to start laying than others also. Sickness or stress...

They can wait til next spring without extra daylight. I would take the scratch out of the feed though. Just give them that on occasion. You should wait til they molt and get their new feathers back in (extra protein helps) then try adding a light to the coop if you want eggs earlier in the...

In my experience pullets that start up in the fall or winter continue laying up until their first full grown molt. I have a group here that I expect will start up in Nov or Dec and will provide me eggs through the winter when my older ones normally will not lay. Wish I had hatched then a...

Scratch. How much scratch? Are your hens fat? I've always heard fat hens don't lay well. A daily diet of scratch will make them fat. If it's just given once in awhile spread on the ground as a treat, that's ok. But, put in the feed, they eat it like candy and get fat. Not much protein in...

Have they been wormed lately, checked for lice? Do you dust the nest boxes? They won't get in the nest boxes if there is something they don't like about them. It could be bedding, too much light, lice/mites hiding in the boxes, being harrassed when trying to lay, etc. I've seen all kinds of...

I have a dozen here and only one is laying every few days. I have some that quit about six weeks ago, some that just quit in the last couple of weeks. So, I'm down to one and yes, they have been molting, just not all at the same time. Some are slow molters, some medium. So, it could be a...

Hi! I just have one breed here, Ameraucana.

I am close to Fayetteville. I usually have a couple of hatches in the spring and sell chicks then. So keep me in mind. I believe there are others on this forum from NW AR too. And Welcome to Arkansas!

NW Arkansas near Fayetteville.

Husband felt it. He said it shook the bed. He thought it was one of the dogs rubbing under the bed. I slept through it though. FYI, I have two Ameraucana pullets in the rehome section, if anyone is interested in egg layers. They both have beak issues so not for breeding, but should be...

Can't help you with red sex links, but I would imagine that yes, the SOP is what is judged, no obvious disqualifications, and the birds condition. A bath sure helps and no lice! Here is a sight with some tips: http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2014/08/PoultryShow.html Planning on...

Good luck finding animal protein in the feeds around here. The only ones that do have it are the small 5lb or less bags of MannaPro poultry conditioner feeds that cost an arm and a leg. I've found fish based dry dog food to be much cheaper option when I need animal protein and then they only...

That's usually a good sign that they are just about ready.

I have several Ameraucana hens that I am putting up for sale if anyone is interested. Looking for homes with a large yard to free range in, that's what they are used to, not small pens. They were a year old this spring. I think they would do best all together, I have about five, maybe six...

Well I'm sure that's exactly what he is doing especially if they fight them in the next state. He's likely asking a pretty penny for them too which is why he won't sell them as backyard birds. I know nothing about game birds, but I agree with other poster. The genes will be there. I think I...