Posts by AnotherSusan

Neat! Good story about them.

There is a chance, but also she might not take to them at all. I had a single chick and a silkie that was recovering from an injury both in the house. They were in separate cages, but could see and talk to each other. They were both...

Quote: Originally Posted by Arielle  Does anyone eat turnip greens ? Yes laugh, I have heard of "turnip greens" but are they the tops of any turnip or a specific turnip? There is a variety of turnip, and probably...

I am in the process of stringing fishing line over my large chicken run and attached garden area. I am using 30 lb. line. I got the line from WalMart and ebay. Mine is in a grid pattern one foot apart in both directions. As soon as I...

I got oats as that was the only whole grain available at the time. It does sprout, but not well. Mine takes 11 days to get to 4 inches high.   I was afraid of a poor result as I had read on the list of others having...

From the Youtube video description:   Please note: The chickens did not really lay pink eggs. Our chickens normally only lay brown, green, and white eggs. We used dye from my cake decorating kit and some needles from the...

Where are you and what are they?

If you plan to keep animals, make sure what the rules are before buying. Some places there has to be certain zoning, a certain size lot or animal buildings have to be a certain distance from property lines.    Also check...

I recently got a silkie that had horribly long toenails. Hers were so long that she walked with her toes clenched like a fist. Seriously, the longest nail was 2 and 1/2 inches long!   I could see the quick and was able to cut...

I started back with chickens last year after 30 years with no chickens. Welcome back!