Posts by Trefoil

For your situation, the easiest on your mom is going to be to build a secure coop with a secure large run, then all she would have to do is keep them fed and watered.  

Quote: Originally Posted by Ginger87  They couldn't have gone anywhere themselves, as thy were still too scared to go down the ramp, I am really kicking myself in the butt because I was going to put a little piece of...

What? I'm the first to post this morning?   Good morning everyone, get a cuppa and join in.  Of course I'm only here this early  because I'm hoping for a call from the post office telling  me to come pick up my...

Are you sure that you're keeping them warm enough?  NO drafts. If you are feeding them chick crumbles, try grinding them up a little finer. I use vinegar in their water, just because.-

If the Dr. had known you had chickens, I'm sure the cause would have been chickens.  Don't you eat eggs as well?  Do you eat them raw?  If I had to guess, I would say its not from the milk or the chickens and unless...

I like the way they sound.  I have had guineas for many years and nothing is louder than a flock of guineas.  I only have one close neighbor and they are across the road,elderly,a little deaf, and say they like the guinea and...

My nesting hen got off the nest today and I checked it, trying to decide whether I should give her some eggs that had a chance of hatching(the only cocks I have are less than a year old).  Surprise,surprise, there were only 2 pea...

Critters- my hen got off the nest today, around 11:30 a.m.  So maybe its a good time to check. This is the only hen that I've had nest, so far she hasn't nested more than 20' from the house.  Twice on my deck in a dog house,...

I found my hen, I had been walking right by her for days.   She's nesting in a brush pile left by the electric company less than 10' from my bedroom window.  duh.

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