Recent content by KandJsmama

So sorry for your loss. I wish I knew more so I could help.

Noodlelympics? Is that like grape football?

I got the warning too and didn't continue but when I returned I had no problem.

Could something have scared them? When mine got out front and chased by the neighbors dog they dropped a lot of feathers around the tail area. They had little bald butts

I said usually! All Easter Eggers are mutts but not all mutts are Easter Eggers. I only posted because I have never seen one that didn't and even the Easter Egger Club of America states that they usually have pea combs.

They usually have pea combs. http://eastereggers.com/

Wrong type of comb for an EE, that's what I thought at first too. Sure is pretty.

Maybe the chickens were playing with matches when the inspector came by... But seriously, USAA was wonderful when we had them. We switched to Liberty Mutual because my husband gets a generous discount through his employer but we had USAA for 10 years and they were great to do business with.

Thanks everyone. I am going to stop worrying about then. I knew asking some chicken veterans would clear this up.

We have searched and one hasn't turned up yet. She has had hidden nests twice before so if she does have one, she had outsmarted us with it.

Thanks. She doesn't seem to be losing any feathers so I am not sure if it is molting yet. Of course I have never seen a chicken go through molt so maybe she is pre-molt and I don't recognize it. I am relieved to know that they take breaks from time to time. I was really starting to worry that...

So my 13 month old EE hen has decided she will not be laying eggs anymore. Since she started, she has consistently laid eggs every other day and sometimes everyday. It has now been 10 days since I have seen an egg from her and she seems to be perfectly healthy otherwise. She is eating regularly...

Actually ours keep rebuilding in the same spot. After a year of doing this our population of them went down significantly.

Take a broom and destroy the web. Do this everyday and it will starve her to death. This is how we control them around here

We do a Rubbermaid container too with holes drilled in the lid and feed them the gel cube food things. Warning, they stink after a few days