Posts by Spoiled1_629

My chicks are due to be here the same week as yours lolita. It is a long time to wait!

I took the plunge Saturday morning and ordered 10 chicks from Meyers. They should be here the middle of March. I got 4 Easter egger pullets, 1 Delaware pullet, 1 Blue Andalusian, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Cuckoo Marans, 1 Light Brown Leghorn...

A little background to start.. I have 5 hens or pullets (24 and 26 weeks). 1 started laying the week before Christmas and I had another 2 start laying last week. So, I thought I had 3 hens laying. Today I was doing some clean...

I have chick fever too. I can't decide what I want to do. I spend hours looking at the hatcheries and filling my cart up and figuring out shipping times, then I go back and change things up. Do I want to go ahead and order specific...

I read the pepper thingy too and decided to try it on my 5 hens. They HATED the pepper in their treats. They pecked around it to get the pieces that had the least amount of pepper on it and shook their heads when they got a peppery bite....

That is an ingenious idea!!! Go for it!

Can you separate her from the rest for a couple of days? Maybe in a dog crate in the run with the rest. Maybe she just needs to be put in time out and let the pecking order be re-established. Knock her down a few notches.

Quote:Originally Posted by Bear Foot Farm even gives measurments as far as how much to add to feed for different species of animalsThe only reason to add it to feed is to kill bugs in the feed.It's never been proven to have any...

Thanks everyone. I just wanted to make sure I got the right stuff. Y'all are a wealth of knowledge!!!!

Thanks for the reply banks!