Posts by gophert

Okay, I realize my hens may just have stopped laying--but. I have 3 hens that live in a chicken ark (like this: http://catawbacoops.com/) but also free range my apprx 1/3 acre fenced yard much of the day. I usually get 1-3 eggs a day...

Hmmm. She IS rather fat. Not sure how I would skinny her down, though? One of my other hens is too skinny, ironically. They all eat together...

Yeah, it could be that she is just not going to be productive anymore. That is okay; my kids want to hang onto her as a pet. However, if she has something wrong with her that I might be able to fix and get her laying again, or if this...

I have gotten 3 "fart eggs" (teeny tiny) from one of my 3yo Barred Rocks in the past month. Otherwise I think she may not be laying much. Is this something to be concerned about or just an issue of age?

One of my Barred Rocks starting molting around 11/16. Her molt now appears complete and she looks great--except that she has a pale comb and is not laying. We were away for a couple of weeks so I don't know exactly how long she has...

I am currently feeding a 1:1:1 mix of organic Countryside feed, BOSS, and millet (BOSS and millet obtained wholesale and cost less per pound that Countryside, which was my previous feed). Curious what others think of this mix.

My chickens had torn up my raggedy old St. Augustine lawn pretty well, till a large area was mostly dirt/sand. I live in FL,  where people use winter rye to overseed and make a nice pretty green lawn in winter, so we though we'd...

Thanks, ClayMudd. I should have mentioned that I do not have room to store food inside (small house). I could only put it in an outdoor shed. I also live in a VERY humid climate. I haven't experienced this yet, but friends of mine with...

I'm curious if anyone with a small flock (under 6) mixes their own food and if so, how they do it. I would like to do this but I think any large bulk orders of grain would stale or mold before my 3 girls got anywhere close to done with...

Mine are primarily there for eggs, but we do love on 'em, too. At the same time, I am not sure I can afford to feed a lot of nonlaying chickens. We'll see. I have a lot of friends with chickens and we've discussed "trading"...