Posts by ladykbug

Well, my question has been answered !! I actually watched 2 of my hens lay today !!!   IT WAS AWESOME !!!   Our little RIR and one of the white pullets...    

ok. I know white chickens are supposed to lay white eggs... these are white pullets, no other color except for their combs & wattles - their 'ears' are white...there is no indication that they will lay brown eggs, but I think...

We are close to having enough eggs to start selling.... I get a lot of questions from family & friends... & comments like "my cholesterol is already high enough"...   I want to make available a 'flyer' to put out w my...

I had bought some corn early in the season & it wasn't that great, hubby said just pitch the rest (was tough & not very tasty)   Of course I could not throw it away when i know the chickens would love love love it !!!...

I've searched a bit but I can't find an answer to my question:   What plants can the chickens not eat from the garden??  I'm not talking about the vegetable, I'm talking the leaves .....   I just pulled up some...

We use a 5 gal bucket with 3 nipples in the bottom. 2 would have been enough, since the chicken only use the same 2 all the time. I kept them out at the edge so if I had to put the bucket down, I could rest it on a tree stump that's...

I sprinkle DE inside the coop and the nesting boxes; in the pine shavings, on the roosts, etc and the flys are not a problem in there at all.    I do have issues with them out in the run, so I spray down that area every...

We love love love using the nipples!  We have a 5 gallon bucket, put 3 nipples in the bottom, fill it up, put the lid on, hang it in the run. Chickens are so curious, I would 'ring' the nipples (they kinda ring when you tap...

Hello!  We are in little Liberty Center, Ohio.... about 45 minutes south west of Toledo.  I grew up on a farm & craved being back out in the country. Liberty Center was the perfect place!  We are 'in town'... but...

we found 5 baby coons in our yard tonight, I'm sure mom is not far away.  very scared they will get our chickens. We have regular house windows & screen door in our coop. Do you guys think we should add chicken wire over the...