I returned home from vacation and all seemed well. We had had a heatwave while I was gone. (I live in S.E. PA) My grown daughter and a friend of mine did the best that could be done. If I had been home, it wouldn't have been any different. I returned (Wednesday) and within 12 hours, I noticed...
Have a Cuckoo Marans go broody for the first time. I have been pulling her off the nest all day long for quite some time. I was wondering if I put her with 2 month old chicks away from her buds, if that would help snap her out of it? Have read the other threads about isolation, etc but I don't...
I believe the one on the left is a roo. He's been bigger all along; both are aggressive though. Whole lot of chicks I got this time are aggressive. Yang, on left, developed saddle feathers first, then feet feathers. Yin, on right, has head feathers that are darker. The crest of the nose, just...
I need advice:
I went on vacation for 9 days. I had a relative stay at my house to take care of the dogs, cat and chickens. He is a college age guy, so I tried to make it as easy as possible. I have a feeding system that requires only minimal attention. Water needed to be replaced every other...
I have been researching how big to make my coop. I may be "over researching", something I do ALL the time. One school of thought is 2 sq. ft. per chicken; then another said 4sq. ft. I have 6 chickens (2 Red Star, 2 Marans and 2 Barred Rocks); I live in S.E. Pennsylvania. They will have a 100 sq...