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  1. Mrs. K

    Q: What is the absolute coldest in CELSIUS that a chicken can survive?

    Mine have lived just fine through -35 degrees. And it is cold, but all winter birds live through it too.
  2. Mrs. K

    Questions, Observations, and Awe as any pullets come of age.

    Calm, satisfied, full , not afraid, and confident type of happiness. Yes, I think chickens have that. But not an excited, everything is good, I am happy because something good happened, things look good for the future type of happiness, to me that is a human emotion.
  3. Mrs. K

    Heating question

    Even a tote laid on the side, or plywood put together in a V will give wind protection, and it would also let your birds get out of sight of each other, which can help birds get along. You are short on space, and as you said, your birds are not full grown, so you are going to be shorter on...
  4. Mrs. K

    VERY large egg! Normal?

    Years ago I had 'Butter' who was a BO. The first year, she laid double yolkers a couple times a week, the second year, a couple of times a month, and the third year, no doubles at all. My boys always thought they were a sign of good luck!
  5. Mrs. K

    Crowing competition

    And how old are the grandkids - cause roosters and small children are not a great combination. Roosters often attack children before they attack adults, so it seems to come out of no where. I am going to give the advice you don't want, but feel honor bound to throw it out there. If you don't...
  6. Mrs. K

    31 weeks old & ZERO eggs (Bielefelders & Australorpes as of Nov 21st.)

    I agree with NorthwoodsChick. Bielefelders mature slowly, do not lay well. I have had good luck with BA's, but they tend to really drop in production for me in year 3. Both of these are considered dual purpose, which sounds like a good idea, but in reality is they are not real good for either...
  7. Mrs. K

    Cold AND Heat Hardy Breed Recommendations

    Nevada should be pretty dry. That helps. Shade in summer, and check it so that you have shade through out the day as the sun moves. Wind protection in the coop and in the run will help on cold days. Out of the wind makes a big difference.
  8. Mrs. K

    Q: What is the absolute coldest in CELSIUS that a chicken can survive?

    When people start thinking about cold and warm, it becomes very tempting to close the coop up to save the heat. But what really happens is that you collect moisture. Think of being in a cold car with a bunch of people-almost immediately it if damp and the windows fog up. Damp chickens are cold...
  9. Mrs. K

    Advice on how get our rooster to accept our family

    Yes you did
  10. Mrs. K

    Rooster attacking older hens

    You know, I just don't think this is going to change in the short run. Pull him for a solid month. Then try it, and if it doesn't work, I will bet it is not going to work.
  11. Mrs. K

    8 month old bully Cockerel

    Always solve for peace in the flock. But try it a few ways first. So pull the cockerel and see if the other hens bother the victim. If they get along fine, keep him separate until everyone is laying, which this time of year, might not be till spring, wait - at 8 months, is everyone laying? If...
  12. Mrs. K

    Advice on how get our rooster to accept our family

    But he may not be either.
  13. Mrs. K

    Advice on how get our rooster to accept our family

    It will be much easier to train your family rather than your rooster that has a small brain and large gonads. I think the more comfortable he is in your space, the more aggressive he will become. They are not like kittens and dogs, whereas you are nice to them, they will be nice to you and...
  14. Mrs. K

    19 week old Americanas

    Truthfully - I don't know. Really at this time of year, getting eggs has a great deal to do with luck! Facts are they lay less in the dark days of winter. Each individual bird????? If this helps, I do have April (nothing to do when she hatched) She hatched in July LAST summer, and did not lay...
  15. Mrs. K

    Adding a rooster?

    If this is your first year, an all hen flock is nice. Roosters do take some experience.
  16. Mrs. K

    At what time did your chickens get up and go to roost today ?

    Roost…NOT rooster!
  17. Mrs. K

    Will constant contact with any bird lead to tameness?

    If you sit in the chicken yard and do nothing, no talking, no movement. I took a book, and read. At the end of 20 minutes, I threw down some scratch and left. Day 2 - Go back and sit, quietly. After 5 minutes, when they are ignoring you, throw out some scratch, AWAY from you. Sit until it is...
  18. Mrs. K

    Pure rooster pen, any advice?

    I think you are going to have to play with this and adjust. There is just not a realistic way to predict what would work best. 7 pens does give you a lot of options. I thought you had single pen, with an established groups of roosters, and were adding to that. Not necessarily a recipe for a...
  19. Mrs. K

    Neighbor mad about rooster...suggestions?

    I love roosters, have had one for years - but it is a fair distance to my house. If you would call the law over a non stop barking dog, then one cannot really complain about disgust about a non-stop crowing rooster. I have seen where people have their birds very close to the neighbors, and I...
  20. Mrs. K

    Pure rooster pen, any advice?

    This will be a crapshoot - it might work, might be a disaster. A LOT will depend on how much room you have. On here it is often quoted 4 sq feet for the coop, and 10 sq feet for the run, but in my opinion, you will need more room than that. You are basically close to doubling your flock. In...
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