Posts by Achickenwrangler#1

No body sitting yet...still have snow on the ground! Today is warm through, in the fifties, so maybe finally spring is here! Last year they did start early, weaned early at five weeks and sat again. Cutest little things those chicks!...

Loved that owl and pussycat video, amazing how some can manage together. Way to go peach! And there's plenty of time to set another two clutches this season!

Yeah, its hard to tell exactly how long she's been sitting on her eggs, I've never bothered with the candling thing since all my eggs are dark green or brown and hard to see anything through, and then I wonder if all that turning is any...

Geeez, and until byc I had heard nothing but good about earthworms!?! Those poor robins, out there every spring playing earthworm roulette! Never knowing which worm will be the one. Snif. Seriously, this fall I was collecting up the...

I must have missed somewhere the initial mention of the worm problem...else I'd have added my 2¢ worth. I'll just say that if you can see the parasite you have to treat for it cause too much overloaded on that chicken....needs some...

Spring is here I think.....everyone is screaming and sqwawking racing around, got to be fifty degrees out. Can't wait for little chicks. Time to get the coop situated too. I'm sure I'll have plenty of feral chickens this year.

I suppose I have been remiss in not worming my chickens, esp following the theory that they eat off the ground therefore likely have worms....but I haven't seen any signs. I had a recipes for a wormer using lye soap but all the places...

Looks like about 18 eggs (0ver the last few days) it is time to add clean straw and wood chips....I am keeping several eggs ahead for who ever wants to go brood. They should start soon now, maybe after this last storm coming in. Cheeka -...

I started painting when i was little, before school, I never really took a formal class, unless I needed a quick a to boost my GPA. I never tried to make a living at it either, although I've sold some stuff, I saved it for retirement,...

Hey animal lover I just saw your work...what medium are you using? I just got some faber/castil watersoluable color pencils for Xmas. They are blendable and can use them like oils too. I thought theyd work great for chicken feather...