Things have been too peaceful here lately so of course today I offer to take in the last four chickens an elderly neighbor was needing to rehome.
I was only going to take her three hens but I just could not leave their rooster all alone. So I have the four if them gated off together in my...
I am totally new to chickens and my Dominiques are 3 months old now. I'm wondering, about when are they full grown and/or how large should I expect them to be? I know that Dominiques are slightly smaller than other breeds, and I know "five pounds" is a weight estimate, but I am clueless to the...
We are getting 5/6 full size POL hens this weekend, all hybrid mixed breeds. No hens or roosters at the property currently. While there, I had hoped to also pick up one or two Pekin Bantams to add in with the coop at the same time. As none of the hens have lived together before, do I stand a...
hello all! I’m from Illinois where winters get pretty cold. However, I have successfully merged isa Browns (full size) and silkies (bantams)! They cuddle together in the coop, they lay together in the same spot, and roam the yard together during the day for fun. The full size keep the silkie...
So i had four chickens, one was a rooster so we got rid of him, and one died. So ever since that one died i was looking for new ones. because we only have two, whenever one would be in the nesting box, the other onw would be lonely. The lonely one starts to go crazy bocking here there running...