One of our gray hens went missing and we thought a predator got ahold of her. This morning, we discovered her in our front yard with 8 baby chicks. They are all outside of the chicken run. Our chickens are free range, so while the other chickens can get to this broody hen and her chicks, the...
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Our chicks are only two weeks old. They are being kept in a locked coop with a heat lamp. If I make a very small chicken run near the door of the coop are they old enough to allow them to go outside if the temp is above 80? Thank you!
We hatched the three small ones and bought the four larger ones from a neighbor who wasn't quite sure of their breed - possibly ameraucana. Appreciate any info regarding breed or sex. The little black one is quite comical. He has a tiny bit of what looks like a comb coming in, so I've been...
We have the sweetest Golden Laced Wyandotte hen, but she prefers to be with humans rather than the flock. Our other chickens do not pick on her, but she is scared to death of them. She runs and hides if any of them come near her. We have two roosters and eleven hens altogether. The other ones...
We have the sweetest Golden Laced Wyandotte hen, but she prefers to be with humans rather than the flock. Our other chickens do not pick on her, but she is scared to death of them. She runs and hides if any of them come near her. We have two roosters and eleven hens altogether. The other ones...
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We have a broody RIR hen that had 12 chicks. They are 4 weeks old and we keep them and Mama hen in a separate, but neighboring coop. So we have a large run with two coops. One is for the rooster and 3 hens. The other is for Mama and her chicks. They haven't been out yet...
Just got 4 hens a few days ago. They are laying 3 a day, so that's pretty good, but wondering why the eggs are getting lighter in color. Thanks for reading!