Posts by bcbug1

Thanks. She was stunning looking with her lacing.  I'd like to know but don't think I have the stomach for the examination. I didn't feel an egg so she may not have been egg bound and from others' posts it seems like she should...

Everyone appeared happy and healthy yesterday afternoon. Everyone says my chickens look so healthy.  My one-year old SLW laid an egg yesterday morning, there was a little poop on it (usually there's not). This...

Not hidden.  The others will bully her around the food, but everything is big enough that she can just move around and get at it from another angle (e.g., when I throw scratch down or give treats). She looks in beautiful shape....

Hello All - I have 5 chickens of various breeds that are 1 year old.  Last July they all started laying eggs, but the Black Minorca only laid for 2 weeks and then stopped and hasn't laid since. She is at the bottom of the...

So, sadly I just finished burying my first chicken (and hopefully last) that died - my only Cuckoo Marans. She was hatched late Feb. and had been laying for about 6 weeks.  She stopped eating a couple days ago and looked...

To be clear, the CM is currently not eating - I meant she has (before this) had the biggest appetite.

Thanks.  The new organic layer mash has no mold and appears in good coniditon.  Their only access to mold was on the few peaches. So, I'm torn between it being mold from the peaches or something new from the new...

I have 6 chickens that hatched out in Feb and all has been going well with the egg-laying and health... until now.  Background - They have been enjoying summer's bounty - bruised peaches and plums and zucchinis that have grown too...

As with most predators, the cat would have eaten the chick and it would have gone to good use. Did you eat the cats? If you had, it wouldn't be so disturbing given the one cat was feral.   Predator/prey, it's natural and...

I don't wash with water, but if there's anything on them at all, I clean it before going into the carton (most eggs are clean).  I either brush it off with a brush or buff it off with fine sandpaper.  I heard this...