Posts by islandgal99

Hello. Just saw your post. Do you still have chickens? I'm on Gabriola.

These are my three Barnie girls that go back to someone who's birds came from tailfeathers. The girls would not pose and wanted to check out the camera. And the boys are from a Candian breeder and not hatchery. The girls are stunning...

Quote:Originally Posted by tls_ranch Here's a pic of my #1 blue cockerel. Love the dark blue color on this boy. Trisha, I am curious. What makes this the number one roo for you? I think they are both stunning, and from the photos...

I know you don't ship to Canada, but if you end up being able to in the future I would be first on the list! Such beautiful birds.

Quote:Originally Posted by semillion2   I just want to warn people do not order Chickens through the mail. I ordered three and they where dead upon arrival. I wanted to replace my Australorp that died from egg impaction. But I will...

Thanks everyone. I did forget to add that she also gets Kefir in her mix, and when she doesn't get it she is noticeably worse. We tried yohgurt and it helped but the Kefir helps more. I did add quite a bit of olive oil to her mix at...

I am the one who posted a while ago about the barnevelder girl with sour crop. She's still hanging in. I have been feeding her a mash of crumbles, fresh crabapple sauce, garlic, brown rice and scrambled egg. Applecider vinegar in her...

They are so beautiful. What age are they?

I realize this thread is old, but thank you, thank you, thank you. I had a 6 week old chick with symptoms of wry neck, but thought he was just a bit crooked. Until last night that is. He was outside in his run, after dark, and he never...

Re: sour crop Barnie girl. I'm cautiously optimistic today. I have been feeding a mash of crumble, olive oil, baking soda, probiotic yoghurt and caraway seed, topped off with a handful of grit. The crop size was down by half this...