I found a secret nest outside the coop.
Was wondering why egg production has decreased by a little bit…
They are all the same, from the same bantam hen.
How do I know which ones are safe to eat? They have been laying around in the heat or summer, in rain, in cold temps, etc.
I’ve heard about...
I have some bantam chickens (Delawares & Barred Rocks) that are just about a year old. They started laying last year at the end of the summer & I was getting about half a dozen a day! During this winter I was getting one a day.
A few weeks ago I found a "secret nest" where some of the girls...
We have a favorite hen who went missing for about ten days, came back for an afternoon, and then left for another two days! She showed back up in the yard today for a little while and is now gone again. She is at the bottom of the pecking order so I think what she’s done is made a secret nest...
My four ex-batts have been with me for a little over a month now, in that time they've started roaming and it's been lovely to see them build their confidence.
Bit of background; I live on a rural lane and one of my neighbours also has chickens who have always been free range. So I didn't...
With the recent smoke in my area and several days where it was even hard to see the sun, I didn’t question my egg drop off last week. Plus the days are getting a tad shorter and I haven’t spent too much time with my flock within the last week. Little did I know one of my little angels, Camerhen...