Posts by Spangled

1.  It's not necessary, but if there's some way to give the new hen home court advantage by living alone in her new place for a day or two that's good.  She'll feel a little more confident and will view your old hens as the...

Quote: Originally Posted by LeslieDJoyce   My main concerns are not overfeeding them these "treats."   If you've studied the pastured poultry info, you've probably already seen the 5-30% info, right? ...

As a moderately experienced small-scale winter sprouter (till sprouts are green and 2-4 inches tall, sprouted in spring water) of wheat for my chickens, I decided to try to prove that it's not worth my time.    A couple...

What I've tried over the years.     Extra cheap canned fish.  About 1/2 an ounce per chicken every day or two or three days.  Because, yes, it's true that animal protein makes feathers grow more quickly,...

Quote: Originally Posted by RtSixtySixChix   Does anyone have any suggestions?     Well.  A tough situation.  The only remedy that I can imagine isn't going to be any less...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ridgerunner  Quote: Originally Posted by Spangled  I don't get why anyone ever says that you can get green, blue, and pink eggs.  I have only ever gotten green...

Quote: Originally Posted by manaze88  ... my decision was based on what I thought would be a random coloring of the eggs: green, blue, pink   Now, after making it this far, and learning a little bit...

It sounds like you have the ideal situation.  That would be a real treat for visitors to your fair.  I've never seen that at a fair, so you'd get lots of folks stopping by to see the chicks and staying for a while because a...

Wow, that would be difficult to pull off ... for me, at least.   The timing -- that alone --- would be a tough call.   I think I might try having them hatch the 2-3 days before the fair opens and then transporting my...

Quote: Originally Posted by NYREDS  If you do nothing they won't grow back 'till she molts. If you pull the cut off feathers they'll grow back in a few weeks. The idea that it will affect your "relationship" with the...