Posts by bug fead

Anyone ever see anything like this before? This egg had this wierd, thick, and really gross membrane covering it. It also had a hole in it when I scraped it away, but I also noticed the chickens pecking at a flabby piece of this...

Congrats all! Some nice work there...and some lucky chickens

Howdy from Maine! Ayuh!

Hi from Maine!

I don't know about advice 'cause I'm new to this too  but, welcome and have fun!

Recent chicken farmer here at Quarter Acre Farm. We have 4 Rhode Island Reds: Flo, Gertrude, Wanda Tanglefoot, and Joyce. Flo has a floppy comb, Gertrude is the mother hen, Wanda wanders and has backward toes on each foot, and Joyce,...

"Thanks for the eggs ladies" - spoken loud enough for the neighbors over the fence to hear "OK mother cluckers, get in the coop now" "Reily! Leave the friggin chickens alone!" - to my corgi, Reily

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/cheap-and-recycled   Hope you all enjoy my "cheap and recycled" design. My chickens sure do!