Can I begin to introduce the chicks to the outdoors now? Or should I wait for them to feather out a bit more? They are 2 weeks old; although they have been kept in the house, our heater in that room is broken so it gets chilly a night. They seem to like the temp cooler because they rarely go...
Hello, I am a farmer from China, my name is Lingfeng Fang, I am now planting the tomatos and breed the pigeon and chickens(local breeds), hope to know more friends on this platform, also learning and exchanging on planting and breeding, also, I speak English is not good, maybe some question I...
Last August I hatched a mixed hatch and had only one silkie, and she is picked on. Pearl sits in the coop waiting for us to come and put her in juvenile hall, where she is protected and sheltered. She gives a hollar when she's ready to sleep with the big girls. In a few days, I will have some...
I had chickens when I was 5, but many years later I have them again. We had ducks but they are gone, and 5 passed. But now we have 9 total. 2 roosters. One is fat and one is super small, and they do really well together, for some reason.
My second in command has violent tendencies.
When I started my flock I had 4 cute little pullets, one was abducted by aliens, one fell prey to a possum and that left my last two... Mary and Rhoda.
Mary and Rhoda get a long great, they appear to share everything equally and are stuck to each...
To introduce myself to the site:
My husband and I have 6 hens we bought mature enough to lay. They are Rhode Island Reds. Where we live we are only allowed to have 6 hens maximum and no roosters.
My husband built a nice coop, and we are off on the adventure. He had never had any chickens, I...
I have loved animals all my life and have been rescuing them for about as long. I grew up as a kid in a military family but currently live in the panhandle of Florida.
I have a degree in Criminal Justice but most of my work so far has been in the non-profit sector and hospitality.
I love...
Hello, all. We're almost ready to start our very first flock. The coop and run should be finished this weekend. Food, bedding, supplies, etc. will be purchased. All that will be left are the chickens. Our plan is to get a group of laying hens, all 6-12 months, so that we can put them directly...