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I recently got 1 of these hens. It lays a nice medium dark egg. Anyone else have these and what are your thoughts of this breed.

Was thinking nylon poultry netting would work easier than chicken wire?

the farm animal swap will start up in april here are the dates. tractor supply 38 thomaston commons way thomaston maine 04861. april 11th, 9-2 may 9th, 9-2 june 13th 9-2 july 11th,9-2 august 8th, 9-2 september 12th, 9-2 october 10th, 9-2 all healthy farm animals welcome at the swaps. bring...

they just turned 20 weeks old . with winter coming and I don't add light. might not see a egg for awhile.

something is getting in my coop at night and stealing my chickens I always kept the chicken door open at night because I didn't have any problems until now lost 4 hens in about a month I close the door off at night now don't want to lose anymore I have lost a few to hawks during the day...

what are your thoughts

I got the go ahead today to run this swap in the spring . this store just opened 2 weeks ago. all feedback is welcome . looking like a 2nd Saturday of the month swap date.

I have a 7 month old and he has come at me over 10 times. drew blood on me twice. everytime I turn my back on him he charges me doesn't matter if he is in the run or if I let them out to free range he comes at me . I wanted to use him for my breeding with my barred rocks to get black sexlink...

first time I have had this breed lay this early. usually it has been 24-28 weeks in the past. I credit it to the new grain im using I switched to poulin grain from blueseal. what a difference I have noticed they are developing a lot faster and look a lot healthier. I am inpressed with poulin grain.

I have new pullets that are 17-20 weeks old. 3 just started laying this past week. I have gotten a few soft spongy shell eggs. they are on poulin grower crumblet finisher. should I mix some oyster shell in the grower feed or should I wait it out. . I know the first few new eggs will be spongy...

I am having a 10x16 shed with a aframe roof built this week. plan is to have a 5ft double door on the front 10 ft wall. ten hole nest box on one 16ft wall a chicken door as well. the the roosts on the back 10ft wall using 2x4s flat side down. I was thinking of 3 windows one on each wall.

just wanted to say hello to everyone. I moved 3 months ago and sold the chickens after getting out of a 12 year relationship that was off and on. staying with family now and looking forward to having chickens again. also looking to find a happy lady to love as well .

he is a purebred rhode island red.got him as day old chicks at feed store in june supose to have been all pullets but he is a roo. he will be 21 weeks old this week and i havent heard him crow yet. late bloomer i guess.

MINE ARE 15 WEEKS OLD. THERE FROM MT HEALTHY HATCHERY. HOPE TO SEE EGGS IN A MONTH OR TWO.

WHEN DID YOURS START LAYING. MINE ARE 15 WEEKS OLD. I FIGURE BY 24-28 WEEKS I SHOULD SEE EGGS. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THESE BREEDS FROM THIS HATCHERY.

laying hens forsale 5.00 each. i have 6 pearl white leghorns, 5 red sexlinks 1 rhode island red, 1 black bantam, 1 barnyard mix, 1 buff cross, 1 light brahma cross maybe rooster also a leghorn comet cross rooster. roosters are this years hatchings. hens are 1 1/2 years old. plenty of laying...

my hens slacked off the end of june . they layed all winter and spring at full capacity. i had a spell with mites in the coop got that taken care of. i have white leghorns, golden comets, rhode island reds, easter eggers, bantams, all are 18 months to 3 years old,

noticed lastnight that i have redmites in cracks and crevices and on chickens and nest boxes. i treated the coop and chickens with manna poultry protector spray. all i had was a 16 oz bottle. used that up and still have more mites crawling.

treating tonight when they roost. cleaned coop nest and roosts today.

half of my chickens stopped laying in june . i suspect they have dust mites or northern fowl mites . i have seen a few of these same insects crawling on the walls of my coop. the walls are a little dusty.