Hello! I'm a newbie here but I have been reading your formus for a year now getting advice from a lot of you great people on how to take care of my 6 chickens.
I live in Massachusetts and currently have a great 6 foot high steel chain link fence covered by chicken wire on the top. The run is 20...
My rooster Henry had been having some respiratory issues and I was going to call the vet today. I left him out on a tie cord last night and this morning I went to check him and something had gotten to him. He has no feathers and is beat up bad. What can I do for him? Please help he is my baby :(
I'm trying to convince my parents to let me get 2 pet quails, but honestly I'm a bit lost myself.
I plan to keep a large rabbit/rodent cage with aspen bedding, dust bowl, hideaway, etc. outside and just bring them in my home when I want to spend time with them. I have a large backyard so...
I have recently decided that I wanted to own chickens as pets. I’ve always wanted birds but birds like parrots and doves seemed to be a hassle. Then I realized that chickens exist. I’m going for the fluff ball of the chicken world, the silkie! I already have food, a feeder, waterer, heat lamp...
I found someone nearby who has chinese and tufted roman hatching eggs. I just want a pair of geese as pets, and can't decide which breed to get. I like the appearance of both, and it sounds like both can be good pets.... So I just want some opinions.
Temperament is obviously priority, since...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’ve had chickens for about 10 years now. I got my first ones when my son, now 18, wanted to join 4H. We’ve had them ever since.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
20+
(3) What breeds do you have?
Light Brahma, Wyandotte...
I hope this is the proper category for this particular topic.
I have read a chicken could live up to 20 years in pristine conditions.
Never would have believed it. Sounds a little absurd.
Anyway, death and disease on a farm will desensitize you after awhile. You still have a small emotional...
Had a couple nice folks come by the farm today to look at some chickens we're selling.
My Big Boy Barred Rock Roo comes in to see me. I pick him up with zero resistance from him and cuddle and pet him. The couple looked at the un natural spectacle with amazement.
His name is Dr. Pepper. A giant...
I'm looking at getting 150+ acres of land with a few acre pond. I'm looking at getting a few different bird types to run around on that land and be more than less a security alarm. But I'm also looking at getting some pet ducks, geese, and/or swans.
The birds I'm looking at getting so far for...