I had a fire and it killed the 9 chickens I had in the house. Working on a new house now. I can get most of what I lost except for Leghorns. No one is carrying them! I also need a rooster. Most of the on line producers want no less than 10. I want several breads so I do not need more than...
I have a Rhode Island Red just moved from another home when received she started gurgling and now has a eye completely looks shut it's all white she isn't eatting or drinking now has my other chicken with same symptoms I've read a few things but honestly I'm into hearing real answers not google...
Lookin for silver leghorns chicks. We do t have an incubator for eggs so we need chicks. We have peas and pheasants but this will be our first chickens. Located I. Eastern Kentucky. Thanks so much
Hello, so I have a flock of ten beautiful sweet free range Leghorns. Truly Sweet girls! They are extraordinary, even have one that's broody on me, but sweet :)
But, I lost my precious Silkie Lucy. It was so awful! I can't get over it, so I picked up three MUCH smaller, but same...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - Once upon a time, a very long time ago, I had many chickens. Well, my grandparents had the chickens but I thought they were mine. I've been a suburbanite now for too many years and finally got a house with a yard. First thing I did...
my husband purchased 12 meat chicks and 6 layers this past weekend. Currently they are all together in the same brooder. How long can I keep them together? Do they meat chickens have a different feed than the layers? How soon can I bring them outside to the coop?
Thanks everyone! Any...
Hello my fellow chicken lovers. I am Mr. Eddie and I have 2 hens and 1 rooster on my 1/2 acre fenced lot at my home. I have a border collie/ shepherd dog that we saved from the pound and all animals get along well. My rooster is a cream leghorn and my hens are brown and grey. The brown one is 2...
We have two Bantam leghorns one recently took a "vacation" and wandered off thankfully a neighbor found her and looked after her. She was missing for about a week. Now we brought her back home and her and her coop-mate are not happy to see one another. Suggestions?
Hi Karen here,
I still have these four started pullets that need a new home. if you missed the hatching season, here's a good way to get started. these four were hatched the first and the middle of May .they're ready to go, fully feathered, ready for your Coop. nobody in Western PA 15658 needs...
Well we have the foundation laid. We are not putting in a traditional floor. We have sandy ground and it drains well. After we laid the fencing down, we added gravel; then sand, then a nice layer of garden soil. On top of that , after the coop is finished we will add shavings. This photo is...