I have 5 hens around 2 years old now, including one Easter egger who has gone broody for the 3rd time in a year. I’m going to be adding 6 new chicks to the flock. I live in upstate NY, so the weather is cooler here than the norm.
My question is, should I raise the chicks inside for a few...
anyone else ever have a hen go broody twice in one season? I have an Easter Egger, who went broody for about a month, then churned out like 3 dozen eggs, then is acting broody again. I gently take her out of the nesting box and place her outside to run around with the other hens, but she winds...
my hens are about 28 weeks old. All are laying except for my lone Easter egger, who is also at the bottom of the pecking order. She (he?) is vocal but doesn’t crow, and certainly doesn’t crow first thing in the morning. I did have a roo so I know what they should sound like.
So based on these...
Turns out I got one rooster out of my two easter eggers. Only 18 weeks old. Sweet and well behaved. Name is Blue. Looking to trade for a hen, or just give away, as I am not allowed roosters in my neighborhood. I'm 10 minutes outside of Binghamton, New York
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Turns out I got one rooster out of my two easter eggers. Only 18 weeks old. Looking to trade for a hen, or just give away, as I am not allowed roosters in my neighborhood. I'm 10 minutes outside of Binghamton,NY
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I have 8 hens, well pretty sure 8 hens. Might be 7 hens and a rooster
Anyway, my question is I have two Blue Americuana that are certainly number 7 & 8 on the pecking order because they are a couple of weeks younger than the remaining flock. A few days ago, Blue started crowing. Blue's face...
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I have a total of 8 hens. 6 were all purchased and raised at the same time, and two Easter eggers were introduced a couple of weeks later. The Easter eggers are about 1.5 weeks younger than the remaining flock. The are all the same size now, and about 15 weeks old. My 'problem' is the two...
My six chicks are growing fast and the brooder is starting to get crowded. I am considering moving them to their permanent home in a week or two, but I cannot really tell if they will be five or six weeks old by then. They seem to be mostly feathered out, but still tend to sleep under the lamp...
There is a law in NYS that you must purchase at least 6 chicks if they are under 8 weeks old. I assume this is to prevent people from giving one chick as a gift to a kid for Easter. However, I was really only planning to start my new backyard chicken hobby with 4 chicks. Does anyone know if...
I've searched, but I've only seen responses that are over 5 years old, so I figured I'd ask for an updated answer.
Is there any danger to hens if I build a run using pressure treated lumber? I understand formulations for making pressure treated lumber is safer since 2010 or so, but I just wanted...