Posts by janean

I don't want to use medicated feed as I can't get organic if it is medicated and I am totally against GMO's. I was wondering if it might be a good idea to put some nano silver in the chicks water to help boost their immune system. Any...

i have what I think are 6 of the loveliest friendly Black Copper Marans... too bad 3 are Roos and one of the Roos has a gimped neck. I am going to look for homes for 2 Roos. Anyway, when can I expect the girls to start laying? I ask...

I am getting really confused...I have a mix of Orpingtons, Australorps, Wyandottes and Ameracaunas that are 2 weeks old. The threads that I am reading have the general consensus  that the 'girls' feather out faster than the males....

The 2 chicks in your bottom pic look just like my Wyandotte chicks... if they are black they are silver lace ... if they are brown then they are blue laced red Wyandottes.

Ahhhh thank you... I shall keep that in mind for the chicks. May have to research it a bit.

It has been 30 years since I have had the pleasure of keeping chickens. Now that I am on an off grid permaculture homestead I want to have chickens again! We have an outbuilding we want to convert into a chicken coop. There is a very...