Hey, sorry to hear about your girls. We live in MA, might be willing to drive if she still needs a home. (See if I can convince my parents lol- good chance)
Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone in MA has any blue/green laying pullets and/or frizzles for sale now or will in the next two months or so. We'd only take 2-3. The egg color is my mom's criteria lol. Thanks!
Hey, so I currently have two nesting boxes for 8 laying chickens. I've heard you should have a 1-3 ratio, but even though they are identical, the chickens have their favorite box and refuse to lay in the otherone unless its a last resort. I've tried moving the boxes, etc. but no change. Do any...
While it doesn’t have two handles, our big 3 gallon non-electric water bucket came with a screw on cap to prevent water from spilling out while you fill it up, which also makes it easier to carry the water. We’ve been through a lot of chicken waters over the years and this is definitely one of...
To me it sounds like you just have really rotten luck. A few weeks ago one of my girls died at 7, we’re calling it old age as she’s been slowly declining for a while. Last summer another died, she had crop issues a few months prior and never fully recovered, and never did very well in the heat...
Mine have never had much interest in the rainbow xylophone though. But I built a little jungle gym out of wood scraps. Gives them something to do besides run in circles lol
My black sex link hatched five chicks a few years ago. She and my EE have always been close, so she kind of adopted Bully’s chicks. 🥰 The other birds would run in fear, but EE was always allowed in.
Nope, around one o’clock in the afternoon. The pen is chain link covered in chicken wire, the roof in chicken wire and 1-1.5 inch hole wire. The only predators not obviously secured against are weasels and possums. Besides a fisher a few years ago, we’ve never seen a weasel or ferret on the...