I have 25 Black Austrolorps and 5 RIRs I used to get 25 eggs a day but now I am getting around 6 or 7. They are 2 years old so i know that that production will be down but is it that big of a decrease? This has been going on for about 9 months. I have also noticed that every once in a while...
I have 2 broody hens that have been in the boxes for about 2 weeks, and there stomach is completely bare. I have another bird that just started being broody a few days ago her stomach is bare too. Is this normal and if not what can I do?
I have 31 laying birds they are all 7 months old but only 25 of them have been laying and it has been like this for a couple of weeks now. Do you think that they just don't have enough sunlight or what? Thanks in advance.
I have a 9 week old chick that has a problem with both her feet, the left on the toes are all curled up, the right one has its leg sticking straight off to the side. Is there anything i can do to help her?
I have 28, 9 week olds and I have 5, 20ish week olds coming what should I feed them, a layer crumbles, all chick crumbles, an mixture, or is there a premade feed for this problem. PS, I would perfer to not seperate them but it could be done, and I am using chick crumbles for my 9 week olds...
I have 27 black Australorps, whenever I come into the brooder to turn the light on or off, fill the feeder ect they all run to the other side of the brooder like they are scared to death of me. They are 3 weeks old Friday is this just a stage they go through or what? This is my first batch of...
I have an old calf shed attached to my barn and in the calf shed there is a concrete floor and the walls are insulated but do I need sawdust or sand on the floor and if not, is it easier to clean without sawdust or sand?
I have a brooder big enough for the chicks while they are small but when they get older they probably won't fit all in the same brooder would it be fine if I seperated them for a while then put them back in the same coop
I'm new to this chicken business and I was wondering where to get my chicks. I've received a McMurray magazine and i have heard that they are a good hatchery but I don't know if I should get them there or at farm and fleet or something like that.