Posts by MtnGrlByTheBay

I'm in SoMd and got a lovely white silkie from a nearby Amish farm.

I'm in SoMD.  Welcome!

Click Here - happened in the UK, I guess and was on CNN.   http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c4#/video/world/2013/01/24/ev-exp-man-finds-egg-in-an-egg.hln

Is this coop still working out for you?  I wish I'd know about this last Spring when I built my coop.  I mean, it was a good learning experience, but I'm sure I spent THAT MUCH just in materials... and I even recycled most of...

A Little Early, but:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHIx6ViBplo   Enjoy "Joy to the World".... muppet chicken style.   :)

So it gets daylight now at 6:30am and dark at 5:30pm.  (I'm in Maryland, and we just set the clocks back).   Therefore, if I set my light timer to come on at 1:30am and then off at 6:30am, that would give off more heat in...

I searched for an answer to this question, and didn't find exactly what I'm looking for, so here goes...   I have a small bar light in my chicken's roost.  I've been using it on a timer to help with consistent egg...

Don't have a picture yet, but here's the scoop...   1- My Silkie is smaller than my other 3 hens.  They have taken to picking on her. 2- The Silkie is now hanging in the roost much of the time to avoid the...

I know this is an old post, but I have the same problem with my RIR.  Was this particular mystery solved?

Just sharing an article:   http://somd.com/news/headlines/2011/14082.shtml   So, You Want to Raise Chickens in Your Backyard