Posts by MaureenC

No more pecked eggs since hubby's been taking the treats to them in the AM!   They have a full feeder 24/7 - not sure how I communicated otherwise, sorry.   When I said they're hungry, I just meant hungry for...

OK my husband (who has almost nothing to do with the chickens, even though he is the only egg eater) hit on an idea - he took treats (scratch, leftovers, etc) out for them early in the morning. (I usually don't take out treats until...

Oh and I forgot to mention that usually they get fed egg yolks scrambled with feed & scratch every day (hubby won't eat yolks) - but for the past couple of weeks they've been getting 5 pecked open eggs scrambled with feed &...

Thanks for the speedy replies everybody! I really appreciate you all so much.   I do check for eggs multiple times a day (I work at home, so I visit them & take out treats) but I have rollaway nest boxes, and as soon as...

I have rollaway nest boxes, but they have figured out how to keep the egg from rolling down, & peck them open. I get 5 pecked open eggs per day from 6 chickens - once in awhile I get a whole one but it's the...

I think his crow is hilarious too - he's trying soooo hard, but not too much comes out...He is gorgeous!

Forgot to include this link - it's a pet loss support forum that was very healing:http://lightning-strike.com/forum/

Only you can tell whether you're ready to make a logical decision or not - I wasn't ready & here 's what happened...I lost my beloved Laika (am eskimo) in sept 2 years ago. I was grieving hard & so depressed - ran out & got...

I'm guessing it's "happy hens" -cute!

chicken ghetto - hahaha that is sooo funny!