Raising chickens. Advice, comments, do's and don'ts wanted.

[Pullstart 62,905]

4 have survived the first day so far.  More to come?

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

Young chick life all over the place!  The teenagers are figuring things out solo, the chicks are learning near mom.

 

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

It’s been a while since I talked about my chickens.  The little chicks that hatched in the fall will not roost at night.  They were born in these nesting boxes and seem to want to live there forever!

 

 

[PWL216 889]

@PullstartAre all of them not roosting? In my last batch of 8, 1 would not roost. I just figured the others threw him out of the club

[Pullstart 62,905]

Happy Mother’s Day!

 

two chicks so far have hatched today.

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,548]

Hard to believe it's been over 5 years since we started this thread and got the chickens. 

We currently have 8 hens. 

They've been giving half a dozen eggs every day lately. Sometimes a little less. 

 

Trina has been letting the flock out to graze freely for a few weeks. 

 

They certainly seem to enjoy the freedom. 

 

[ebinmaine 67,548]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,905]

We had some broody hens this summer, but they would not stay in the same box long enough to hatch chicks.  The white one was destined to be the momma for quite some time, until she decided to move.  The black one moved in.  Almost daily at about week 2 of 3, they would swap.  Now, they both claim to be momma.  The white one is so defensive, I can hardly get in there to change their water!

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,548]

Our hens are five and a half years old now.

They are still giving some eggs. We are down to six birds.