Posts by SweetSilver

My new batch of pullets is about 8 weeks old, give or take a week (feed store chicks, some were 1 week, some 2 weeks at purchase).  We have them penned in a nice corner of the coop, now they are permanently out of the brooder....

It's always a grand celebration when the chicks are finally and completely out of the brooder.  They've been spending days outside in a separate pen, and nights in a corner of the main coop, separated from the rest.  HURRAH!...

Quote: Originally Posted by FirewifeJess  Quote: Originally Posted by SweetSilver  Thanks for the advice.  I almost left her there until the chicks hatched and now I know I should...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sudsy Chick  Quote: Originally Posted by SweetSilver      In the meantime, how do you relocate a broody hen?  When?  And do some of...

Useless Flock is actually laying!  Those @#$% useless Sumatras are finally laying, and are our rooster's new faves.  I think they just took this long to mature (a whole year!)  Their eggs have huge, orange yolks and with...

HAPPY EASTER!!    LET'S FIND OUT: WHOSE KIDS HAD CANDY FOR BREAKFAST??   At least this year I was wise and only put in only as much as they could tolerate for the morning, and told them there was more in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by SweetSilver  You need to use a face mask (silk is super comfortable and washable).  Once you get over the silliness and self-conciousness of it, they are brilliant for helping with...

Quote: Originally Posted by FirewifeJess    My allergies are haywire again; double Zyrtec and a Benadryl haven't quite taken care of it yet, eyes still gritty sand paper feeling and I'm coughing like crazy....

Quote: Originally Posted by walady944  here's a newcomer question:   My babies are close to moving to the outdoor coop from the warmth of the house, around 70 degrees. Won't it be a shock to then go to 50...

Quote: Originally Posted by coopscritters    Do you not have a problem with the chicken manure being too fresh and burning your veggies? We put ours in a compost and wait until the next season to use it....