Recent content by LulaGirl6

When I first bought my chickens five years ago, I got two EEs and four RSLs. My EEs got eaten by something now, but I lost two of my RSLs to water belly and now there's something wrong with my third girl. The 4th doesn't have any health issues as of yet but she's so MEAN. Not to humans but she...

Thanks for your answers. I think I'll get a tiny package just to try it and see what happens lol and maybe I'll report my findings

This is kind of a silly question, but I just wondered about it so bear with me and please no mean comments. Can hamster bedding, like the pretty multi-colored stuff from walmart, be used in nest boxes? I wouldn't use it all the time, just as a change of view every now and then. But I think on...

I know, no harm done :) I wasn't trying to disregard you either, so please accept my apology. He really is very sweet for a rooster and has only shown aggression one time to my dog but that's understandable - I don't think he was around other animals in his previous home. That being said, I...

Thanks for the constructive criticism everyone. As of now, when he's upstairs with us he's either locked in our mudroom for easy (and often) cleanup. I go out there about every hour and pick up droppings and sweep. I don't just let him destroy the place. He crows all day in there. When I bring...

I always hold him when she pets him. She tries to pet the girls outside but they run from her lol so I'm not overly worried. I never thought of it as respect. Not exactly fear either but idk I guess I was just used to the girls squatting down when I approach. They can all see each other, it's...

Well at night and during my daughter's nap he's in the basement, which is a lot colder than the rest of the house. I have him upstairs during the day mostly just to get him used to me, the dogs, my daughter (who just LOVES to pet him already), etc. I think what I may do, and don't be afraid to...

Ok, thanks! The hubs is not gonna be happy lol I told him roughly 30 days though so it shouldn't come as a surprise to him. How will the temperature transition bother him? We keep it between 70-72 in the house and outside it averages around 30...plus by the time he goes out it'll be February and...

Hi everyone! Meet Whitey, my brand new 5-month old Mille Fleur D'Uccle bantam Cochin. I adopted him yesterday as his owners were moving and couldn't take him with them. I have a couple questions about him though: he looks and acts totally healthy and normal, how long do I "have" to quarantine...

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Great article. I raised my girls with 2 of our dogs, a shepherd/doberman mix and a pomchi, and now they're all best friends. We had one incident back about a year ago when we adopted a bluetick coonhound - we had her tied up out back and the chickens were loose, and up until then the dog hadn't...

Great article. I raised my girls with 2 of our dogs, a shepherd/doberman mix and a pomchi, and now they're all best friends. We had one incident back about a year ago when we adopted a bluetick coonhound - we had her tied up out back and the chickens were loose, and up until then the dog hadn't...

Oh, and she acts totally fine. Runs around, eats, drinks, poops just like normal.

I noticed today that one of my darlings has a swollen eye...I looked at it and thought maybe she got something in it so I took her to the bathroom where the brighter lights are, but didn't see much. It almost looked like there was a piece of pine needle in it (my neighbor has them and the...

Hi all, just a quick question. I have had my 6 girls a little over a year now and they're all complete darlings, following me everywhere and come running when I call...except for one. Dusty is absolutely terrified of everything. She won't come anywhere near me. I can't pet her or catch her...