Recent content by gypsylady32

I wanted old-fashioned names for my girls. So I have Mattie, Millie, Metta, and Mitzi. The names have special meaning to me. Mattie was an elderly lady that I cared for…she meant a lot to me. Millie was the name of my husband’s grandmother. Metta means loving kindness, and Mitzi was my...

I’ve seen my hens catch and eat frogs! It was highly disturbing!

:thumbsup Great post!!! Thanks for putting all that together for us!

LOVE it!! I have sprouted seeds before for my girls but wow! You take it to a whole new level! Thank you so much for doing all that work in figuring out the best of everything and then writing it out for us!! :thumbsup

Shaking a bag of mealworms. They even know the bag before I shake it. My husband calls it "chicken crack" :lau

I love my barred Plymouth rocks. They are very friendly with me. They are my favorite so far. My sapphire gems are sex linked and I’ve already had one die before she was a year old. They are very skittish but good layers. I’d not get the gems breed again.

Thank you very much. I really appreciate that.

Thank you for that. It means a lot. 💕

I have always loved Barred Plymouth Rocks. I had wanted them for years and finally got 2. Then I got 2 Sapphire Gems and I wish I had stuck with the barred rocks. I did a lot of research, and the rocks are just a great fit for me. I love my two gems, but they are very different. More...

When I integrated my younger hens with my older ones, I had them close to each other so they could see each other, but not touch, for a couple weeks. I think the dog crate inside the run would work. I also used the technique of putting the new girls in the coop with the older girls during the...

I did all I could for her leg, but Mercy passed away. I think she had a heat stroke. I found her laying peacefully in a corner. It didn't look like the other hens had been picking on her or that she had a struggle. It looked like she just fell over and was gone. I had just seen her a few hours...

Here in Tennessee, I guess it isn't as bad as other places. I pay $20 for 50 lbs of 16% protien layer pellets. I buy the higher end brand Dumor instead of the store brand. I've been happy with it. My hens like it and are healthy.

I'll do that. Thanks for the advice. She seems to be doing ok. No limping, still eating and drinking, ect. I"ll double check my run and coop for pointy things.

I'm going to get my son to help me rinse off the wound. Right now it's too messy to tell and it's up in the feathers. I'm not sure why one of the other hens would peck her on the leg (seems like an inconvenient spot), but I couldn't rule it out. I'll order some of the Pick-no-more and hopefully...