B Chicken Farm

[TwoCrows]

My husband found another 13 eggs that the chickens had hidden under plywood and scrapwood in the barn. I think they should no longer be free range...

Yes, hens sure get sneaky with their eggs!

 

[winterwolf4]

Yes, hens sure get sneaky with their eggs!

My husband still wants to free range them, because it cuts down on the cost of feed. But I tried to explain to him that we are getting only 4 to 6 eggs a day with 16 to 17 laying hens...

 

[TwoCrows]

My husband still wants to free range them, because it cuts down on the cost of feed. But I tried to explain to him that we are getting only 4 to 6 eggs a day with 16 to 17 laying hens...

Definitely, if you want eggs, hens need to spend some of their time in the coop and run. Generally most hens lay in the morning, so maybe free range in the afternoons only?

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Awwww that’s so funny sorry for the loss of your roo here’s how it went with me I got four jerseys giant chicks named Blossom Jessie lily and marigold then we added to Buff orpingtons named Hope and Daffy they grew up and I adopted a light Brahma rooster who I named knight he was scared but soon he would cuddle on my lap however he bc he was so big was hurting the girls and he wasn’t good with little kids we had to rehome him he was hurting the hens because we didnt have enough I had a broken heart!!! The lady felt bad and gave me three chicks two calico Cochins one frizzle Cochin we named them Amelia violet and Nat Nat two of them might be roosters!!! Typical we give away one rooster and get two in return!!!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

We’re not really sure if they are roosters we’re just guessing Here’s a pic of the one I think is a roo the most

 

[winterwolf4]

I listed about hatching chicks on craigslist and I already have 2 people interested in chicks. So I have 6 chicks spoken for. Now to just convince my husband to buy the incubator I want...

 

[winterwolf4]

14 healthy chicks arrived today from Cackle Hatchery!

 

[TwoCrows]

14 healthy chicks arrived today from Cackle Hatchery!

I am so glad they arrived safely! Adorable!

 

[winterwolf4]

Today some of the biefehelder chicks decided to pick on the lavender ameraucana chicks. I gave them food and tried to give them something shiny to peck at, so hopefully they will stop.

 

[TwoCrows]

Today some of the biefehelder chicks decided to pick on the lavender ameraucana chicks. I gave them food and tried to give them something shiny to peck at, so hopefully they will stop.

Make sure they have enough room and it's not too warm in the brooder. When mine start picking on each other, I lower the temperature 2 degrees. And give them something to do in the brooder. Cut off the side of a cereal box and put things in side for them to scratch and play in...alfalfa leaves, other dried tree leaves, chick starter, sprinkle of grit. Roost bars or branches fron trees, it burns energy and breaks boredom that otherwise turns into picking at toes, eyeballs or pulling feathers...