I realize this is an old post but I’ve just found it and I am going through something similar.
I have a nine year old hen who loves to sit on the eggs.
She can be quite broody and last week I found an egg in the box that I didn’t recognize.
It was a very light cream egg and my Barnevelders...
Thank you BeccaRecca13, this is very good news! I am so sure the little frizzle is a roo. This morning he got, well, loud. Lol! They were 4 weeks old yesterday And have had 2 “field trips” outside so far, for about 5-10 minutes each. They loved fluttering about.
My hens are generally good but I...
This post was very helpful, thank you, as I currently have two 4 week old chicks, a Silkie and a Frizzle.
This is my first time with Silkies and I am also trying to sex mine. My little Frizzle I already suspect to be male. He has a little mohawk that could be the beginning of streamer...
My husband just hooked up our coop camera also and I love it!
No more wasted trips down to the coop. I can look on my iphone and can instantly see if they knocked over the water, or if they have all put themselves to bed at night.
Of course, predators were the reason we first bought it but I...
They are made from an old sheet and will probably get dirty and need replacing very quickly but this was a test run, so no cost for cheap, broke me😃
To help avoid the unravelling, I cut the sheets so tha the pre-sewn hem was at the bottom and hopefully, the pinking scissors will help deter...
I HATE sewing!
BUT my ladies required some privacy while in the nesting boxes. Here are my no sew nest box curtains made from an old sheet and some leftover clip-on curtain rod hoops (loops?)
I am still debating if I should cut them for each individual box or if I should just hang them as is...
Thank you so much.
I am not sure how old she is, she was dumped at the foot of my suppliers driveway. She lays 4-6 times a week so far, so I think she may be in her second laying season? I honestly dont know.
I am hoping that now she is in a clean new environment that it will get better. It is...
Thank you, that is great advice.
They have a very clean environment and clean feeders and water daily. They do have oyster shell and I also add a bit of crushed egg shells Once in a while.
I was using the generic grain that the lady sent with her, but have just started them on Rolling Acres...