Recent content by DiannaTN

Can anyone tell me what might be wrong with my Sweetie? She is a barred rock just over a year old. For a couple of days her back feathers were dirty and she walked a little funny — very slowly and gingerly. I cannot tell if she’s been laying (not sure which eggs are hers) but she is eating...

Thank you so much for your article, this is so helpful! My rooster Frederick (5 months) has always been sweet and friendly, but tonight he pecked my hand hard enough to draw blood when I tried to pick up one of the other chickens. She had gotten out of the fence and I was trying to get her...

We got our first egg this week! :wee I think it was my Barred Rock named Henwig. She was 20 weeks old to the day when I found it. She has been acting a little different for about a week. All 3 of my BRs now have bright red combs (they have been light pink up til now) and my rooster is acting...

Thank you for your wisdom! You were totally right, they just needed a couple more days to get used to things. Now everyone is doing just fine, and they're all enjoying the enclosed run together. :) Such a relief!

Thank you for all of your posts about integrating flocks! The info was tremendously helpful as we integrated 4 new 12-week old pullets with our existing flock of 4 (1 rooster, 3 pullets, all 14 weeks old) over the past few weeks. We separated, did look-don't-touch, then free ranged together...

Try looking on Facebook Marketplace and maybe your local farmer's market. This weekend we went to the farmer's Market and saw so many wonderful herbs and chicken-friendly perennial plants for sale. The wonderful thing about herbs is that they grow better when you harvest them! I told my...

The red mite resistance makes this a standout! I would love to win one

Hi, this is my first question but I’ve been lurking and reading for a while! Just got home with 4 new pullets (about 10 weeks old) purchased from a farm via FB group. Got the girls settled in and noticed that one hen was pecking another on the back. When I looked closer, it looks like she has...

Hello, I’m new here and also new to chicken keeping. We got our first chicks in April and got 4 more today, bringing our total to 8 (7 pullets, 1 rooster.). Breeds are Barred Rock, mixed, whiting blue, whiting green, French black copper maran. I’ve been a gardener for many years and have...