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Wow, those chicken/pheasant hybrids are beautiful. Wouldn’t that be a fascinating addition to your flock! Sorry about your leg, I hope it’s only superficial.

Tax from the last few days: I let everyone out to do a little work in the garden for me. First picture shows Estella and Genevieve trying to decide if the allure of the garden (which all the older chickens were super excited about) is worth walking past Sisko, who likes to trail after them and...

I’ve seen this on the local chicken FB page. Generally accompanied by the statement that they switched feed two days previous and now they’re getting eggs. I’m considering making responses that I can copy and paste, like how do determine if a hen is laying, and the fact that switching feed does...

Same here. The lady’s take on the egg laying situation was interesting to me, because of her emphasis on nutrition has on the bird. Like you and @BDutch have noted, mine lay with far less light and I’m of the opinion the increasing/decreasing has much more influence on laying that those that...

Yes, it holds true more for heritage breeds than production ones. Most of the people who were complaining about the eggs stopping were also saying things like ‘nothing else has changed’ ‘checked for mites/lice, chickens are acting healthy’ and were looking for explanations for why their flocks...

I haven’t tried any. I had recently developed a problem at my old house but moved and haven’t had one here, at least not of yet. There are multiple neighbors that have cats that roam freely around the neighborhood so I expect that helps keep things in check, at least a little. It’s sad that C...

What do you think of the treadle type feeders? Supposedly they are rat/mouse proof. If that was the case, then you could potentially leave feed for them overnight so they’d have something to eat in the morning.

Nice sunny day here. Most everyone decided to enjoy the sunshine and sunbathe. Saoirse, Fuzzy and Caramel somehow managed to dust bathe all at the same time, though it was plenty crowded. My brother stopped by this afternoon for a bit of chicken therapy, apparently today was a tough one and...

Your Miss Nosy made me smile!

We got more snow a couple days ago. The chickens weren’t thrilled, they’re getting tired of walking in it. Most of the basins in Utah are at 180-240% of our average snowpack totals, thanks to the same atmospheric rivers that have been dumping rain in California and causing so much damage. I’m...

Estella will exhibit the same behavior with Genevieve. While they are the same age, Estella came here quite a bit smaller than Genevieve. For a while I thought the chicken hoarder guy had given faulty information, but the difference in size is less noticeable now that they’ve had a couple months...

I’d be inclined to guess New Hampshire too. They’re a dual purpose breed with more emphasis on the meat from what I understand. Still, Gorda is a very appropriate name for a substantial lady like her! I have an old plastic dog house I got to help acclimate Estella and Genevieve to outdoor...

I definitely go to more work than some of my neighbors do, as far as the time I spend on my flock. I am also aware of the areas I’m wanting to improve are (in particular, the space they have and the lack of good chicken vegetation for cover and forage) so I suppose that’s more work than my ‘coop...

She has such an adorable personality, I’m quite taken with her too!

Tax: 1. Curie checking out my dog, Sisko. 2. Curie checking out the camera - she’s very close to laying and has been going in and out of the nesting boxes. 3. Einstein, Estella, and Genevieve enjoying some mash. This is notable because it’s one of the first times the Wyandotte’s came out of...

My two ISA Browns, Ginger and Goldilocks, are growing new feathers here and there rather than taking a break from laying and getting them all at once. Their tail feathers are ragged, body feathers are all shredded, and if they get rained or snowed on, the feathers don’t repel water well...

Crocuses in January?!? Is that normal for you? I’m not used to seeing them until the end of March! That’s a lovely picture of Ini Mini

That second picture with the wind blowing Henry’s under fluff around reminds me if that Marilyn Monroe picture. :p Good for Lima being unfazed with Ella’s antics! I’m so glad they have a place out of the rain and wind with space to move around.

I had to chuckle at Bettle peering in through the window. :lol:

or the variety of carrot called Deep purple - I grew that last year and discovered it dyes everything it's cooked with that colour (deep purple) - nice for a carrot-cum-red-velvet-cake, not so nice for a beef stew :th I have a recipe for borscht that I love. My kids call it pink soup because of...