Posts by weimlikeschicks

Your new birds did start laying? That's awesome and give me some hope. Mine definitely have been through allot. I was out of state for a while and it was during this time everything went wrong, though I can't blame the person charged...

Well I was for sure gonna wait till the younger birds were ready to move in, I guess I'm really just worried they are permanently messed up or something lol

Hey y'all, I got a bunch of chickens last spring, 13 over all. Pretty much an unknown on the gender front. So over the summer hawks, dogs, and disease ripped through my flock, reducing numbers by over 75% to just 3 birds. Of the...

Whatever it is called, if you are letting your chickens roam around in a large enough run or out in the yard during the day you're doing better than what you could buy in the super market.  Mine have only been in their new...

I think you are right, I was mistaken before..  I was just out at the run and the ones that were out in the open have white legs, sold to me as buff orps.  Dunno about the ones I couldnt see but Im assuming they are all the...

I think they are all pullets.  My eight buff orpingtons are a straight run and around the same age (they also look very much the same, with the yellow legs like your middle one) and it is pretty obvious via the comb who is...

Haha yeah, low fat :)   I like this topic allot, what is you feed mix recipe?

I agree with Hagan, dont spray chemicals on your lawn and they should be fine for the most part.  I have let my flock range from a very young age and they seem to avoid the toxic plants.  They definitely developed a taste for...

I feed my chickens blue seal, I always thought of it as a good feed for other animals and its not too expensive.    I feed my dog raw meat

I disagree on the apple seed, your allergies sound worse..   I also would say there is a difference in raw milk vs pasteurized, and the benefits are not just the fats but also the probiotics and microbs for a healthy gut. Same...