Myth busters- advice that keeps coming

[janiedoe]

Oh yeah..."don't count your chickens before they hatch " You better. Otherwise, be ready to build a new coop.

 

[StaffordshireLady]

This prefab coop and run will hold 8 chickens.

It did not hold 2 well once they were grown and it had no roost.

All newbies can fall into this trap. Which turns out expensive when you have to rebuild it.

 

[StaffordshireLady]

“You can sex a chick by hanging them by their neck or feet. If they flop around while being hung, it’s a male”
Thanks to our friends at TSC.

Oh! my goodness I hope that no one will do this.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Wish I had something relevant to add, enjoyed the thread. Someone must have a broody hen anecdote though!

Mine are pure evil if they go broody real "Broodzillas".

Oh yeah..."don't count your chickens before they hatch " You better. Otherwise, be ready to build a new coop.

 

[Cyprus]

I have one! This from that FB group AND here.

Chicks being raised with a broody hen need a heat lamp.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I know I've been disavowed of some things I once believed to be true, since coming here and finding out I was wrong... who knows, I may even have shared some of that "knowledge and wisdom" ...

 

[rosemarythyme]

Oh! my goodness I hope that no one will do this.

Unfortunately there's already been stories similar to this posted on this site, with fatal results.

 

[MaryJanet]

I fell for the prefab coop sales pitch too. 6 chickens? Now I realise it was 6 bantams (at a pinch) or two Australorps (also at a pinch). However, the whole thing does make a good nesting box.

I slightly disagree with "they take care of themselves" because a little observation seems to go a long way in spotting sick birds. But otherwise they're independent, especially when compared to other pets like dogs or cats.

 

[Acre4Me]

A relative saw a pic of some of my mixed flock. Exclaimed in sincere surprise: “I thought all chickens were white!”

 

[NatJ]

A relative saw a pic of some of my mixed flock. Exclaimed in sincere surprise: “I thought all chickens were white!”

What about the Little Red Hen? I thought everyone knew that story!