Posts by clcarpen251

My 10 year old is participating in the 4-H Chick Chain project this year. In a couple weeks she will receive 24 day old chicks (all female) - 8 each of Buff Brahma, Barred Plymouth Rock, and Buff Orphington. For 21 weeks she will...

My new babies! Both olive eggers x double laced blue barnevelder (extra eggs sent when I ordered DLBB eggs)

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for posting this! All my life I have heard that you NEVER help a chicken hatch... and I never have. I have had some expensive eggs incubating for 20 days now. On day 18 one pipped (which really...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sally8  The offer will still stand.  People mail eggs every day but I've never bought or sent any.  There's always a first time for everything.  I love my Marans and I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sally8  I'm so very sorry about your chickens. We have chain link (4 ft high) but the top isn't covered. It keeps our dogs out and our dogs keep other dogs out. It won't stop other predators...

Quote: Originally Posted by capthollis  I have a ferrel cat problem, but not dogs. My friend had a dog problem and ended up using hog panels that worked wonderful. The panels holes are 2" x 4". He even used it for his...

Quote:Originally Posted by joleneschix So sorry for your loss. You should really think about chain link fencing if you get more. I have never had dog troubles due to where I live, but I have a friend who has had dog troubles with...

I am so upset. This morningour three barnvelders were great, right before lunch we looked out to find two big dogs had torn into the coop and killed them all! We have tried to be so careful, and the coop is in our fenced back yard! My...

Oreo?

In the end we wound up with 2 chicks out of 7 shipped eggs, not nearly as bad as our last try where we got 1 out of 12!! We are now up to 1 six week old and 2 two day old Barnevelders!