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We have 13 chickens one of them ordered was a white leghorn. They are all about 25 weeks old and we have not gotten a white egg yet. We now get between 9 and 11 eggs a day with the most being 12. They are all light brown to dark brown in color. I guess my concern is this???? Are White...

My Chickens are out the the coop now but there just about 4 1/2 weeks old when is it necessary to mount the nesting boxes?

How do I do this?

Has anyone here ever bought the Cornish Game Hens from Murray McMurray? Heres the link http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/cornish_game_hens.html Just wonderin if the carry the same problems as the Cornish X Rocks I see that you bucther them at 2- 2 1/2 lbs so I'm guessing they don't get...

My first time with chickens :cry: I just went out to visit with my chicks and one of them had some blood where her tail feathers go into her skin not lots of it but enough for the other chickens to peck at her. I took her out and put her into a different brooder cage by herself. Is this the...

Has anyone ever put drywall on the inside walls of there coop? And what do you guys think ? Would the chickens peck at it?

I'm interested in what people think about using Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth in and around there coops and on there chickens regularly to keep fleas and ticks at bay. Would like to hear any positive and negitive answers. THANKS

We just got baby chicks and they are 3 weeks old. I keep reading these threads about mites and lice and are just wonderin if its really a common problem. Tell you the truth its kinda freaking My wife and I out now. Should I be buying Food grade DE right know and keep up with it so it doesn't...

I bought some play sand last night at Lowe's to use as grit for our 3 week olds. Does a chicken know when they need to eat more grit? If I start giving them treats today and some of them haven't ate the sand will they just start eating the sand because there body is telling them they need it?

My chicks will be 3 weeks old tomorrow I would like to start giving them treats other then chick food. My question is if I offer them childerns play sand that comes in bags for sandboxes will that work for grit? And how long should it be given to them before giving them treats?

I know this question was posted not to long ago. I hope this is a little different and also didn't want it to get mixed results by adding it to a another post.....Anyways My coop is 8x10 and I have 2 windows one on the south wall and one on the north wall and 8 feet of ridge vent in the roof...

I posted this under feeding times also I got my chicks last friday so there little over a week old. So far I have only feed them chick starter. What would be some good choices of human food to give them as treats right now?. Or are they to young to even start doing that now?..... I belive...

I got my chicks last friday so there little over a week old. So far I have only feed them chick starter. What would be some good choices of human food to give them as treats right now?. Or are they to young to even start doing that now?..... I belive that giving them human treats means giving...

Does anyone know about how much water 13 baby chicks should be going through in a day?

Heres a picture of our baby chicks we just got last Friday. Bought a mixture of brown egg layers and 1 white leghorn from Murrey McMurrey. "We love them" Sorry if the pictures to big!!!

Can anyone help me figure out this breed?

Could anyone please help me to identify this breed of chicken its my favorite one out of the 26 chicks we got, But I ordered a mixed breed of brown egg layers and I just can't find it. See if this link works http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/weezerexpress/P1010029Resize.jpg If this link...

I see alot of you guys have a link to your BYC homepage in your signature so people can click to your homepage when they read your posting. How do you add that link? I'm going to give it a try but if you could please help anyways in case it doesn't work.

Is anyone else having problems when they click on edit my page tab? Or could it just be my computer none of the editing tools so up so it won't let me put together "My page".