I checked on my 8 week old chicks this evening and all of the sudden 2 of them have raw backs and feathers everywhere! I stood there to try and see if I could figure out what was going on, and my blue orpington went around and was pecking them! I just moved them to the coop 2 days ago. They have...
I checked on my 8 week old chicks this evening and all of the sudden 2 of them have raw backs and feathers everywhere! I stood there to try and see if I could figure out what was going on, and my blue orpington went around and was pecking them! I just moved them to the coop 2 days ago. They have...
We're moving into a new house! WooHoo! It is on an acre and backs up to a creek and has a nice BIG chicken coop under a big, beautiful tree. It is dreamy...... so when the sellers of the house asked me If I wanted to keep their current flock, I said.....NO..... and here are my reasons for it...
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I Have been searching through the main hatcheries for chicks. I want a good mix of heardy layers and ornamental birds, colored egg layers. Who do you like to purchase from?
I am Amy and I live in Utah, I've raised back yard chickens so often, have helped...
Hi Ya'll!
My husband and I are moving on from chickens (ok...not moving on, just adding onto!) and are talking about rabbits!
We know that rabbit meat is great meat to eat, has great nutritional value, and is more easily digested than some other meats. We are still in the beginning phases of...
Lots of things have happened in the last few years and it is time to make more great changes! I just don't know how to change my "Name" on my account here. Even though I have a new last name, WOOHOO, I still LOVE chickens and will be starting new flocks next year! I need to change my name from...
Welsummer, about 6 weeks or so! I already sold her brother...cause he was feathering out as a BOY.....I know she has the girl breast feather color, but she is getting red around her face and waddles, where my others last year, didn't get red this early! WHAT DO YOU THINK!??? :)
Not sure exactly how old my little Pixie is.....As I got it when she/he was over a week old.....And now She/he is looking more and more like a HE! I had one Cuckoo Maran before and she took FOREVER to develop and get color....What do you think?
Look at that pink waddle! OMG! Pixie wouldn't...
I had 2 Welsummer hens a while back and LOVED them! I just got 2 more and they seem to be feathering differently. I will post pictures tomorrow. One, which I believe IS a pullet is growing in the lighter/reddish chest/neck feathers. But the other, who's comb seems to be twice the size of the...
Hey y'all!!! We are moving next week and our new neighborhood we can LEGALLY have up to 5 hens! :) We had to sell our hens last year when we hit a rough patch...so we are SOOOOOooooooo excited to get new hens!
I like having a mixed flock and lots of colored eggs! Last time we raised chicks...
Our house is FINALLY under contract and we found THE perfect house! Now they just need to accept our offer!! Pray for us! Cause if we get this house, I can get CHICKENS AGAIN!!!
1. What size of back yard do you have?
2. How many chicken do you have?
3. What area do you live in? Rural, country, mountains, suburbs, city, etc...
4.What size coop do you have? With run or without? (small, medium, large)
I live in the suburbs, .17, so just a slightly large back yard...
What is the closest hatchery to Utah, I don't think there IS one in Utah really....Other than people who just personally do a few select breeds or people who order chicks and sell them.....
......than to never have had and loved them in the first place!?
Well....I'll tell ya, my heart still breaks, and my step-kids....since we had to sell our chickens.....My step-daughter is special needs and has epilepsy and I was just diagnosed with lupus. The chickens were my babies and gave me...
Ok...so I THOUGHT my BA being broody was cute...NOW she is just hindering egg production! She is in their favorite nest and she just got kicked out by my BR so she could lay an egg. She laid HOURS later than usual, so she waited as long as she could before invading the broody nest. But eggs have...
I don't know if I am excited about this or not. My first thought was, "Oh I need to get fertile eggs!!!" But we will be putting our house up for sale this week and I don't want her to lose interest in the eggs or chicks if we have to move.....She is an 8 month old Black Australorp, so I know...
One of you said that If I give my chicken a half of a baby aspirin before bumblefoot surgery I don't have to throw out the eggs, it that right???? I am selling 18 on tuesday and want to make sure I DON'T include those if I can't, or not worry about it, if I don't have to worry.....LOL....I gave...