Posts by Sue331828

I just watched one of my girls poop her egg. She allowed me to pet her as she was in the act. They are so tame, love them all.

Hybrid Rhode Island Red and dekalb.

Mine react the same way. The food in the pen creeps down each day. It is cold here new and I give them oatmeal with yoghurt, maybe banana, apples(they love the oatmeal). I am struggling with other treats. Any ideas?

Six of my hens are laying now, first hen started at 16 weeks. I found an egg this morning that had just been laid and was still warm. My daughter requested pancakes. We cracked the egg and it was a double yolker.[IMG]

2 hens are now laying. It's so exciting when you find the eggs.

[IMG]Why did the chicken fly over the fence and spend the night in the playhouse? To lay eggs. To my surprise, she laid 3 eggs in the playhouse which I am assuming was over 3 nights. When i approached her she walked to the playhouse. It...

The deep litter method provides floor insulation. It is low maintenance aswell. See http://www.plamondon.com/faq_deep_litter.html Good luck with whatever you choose to do.

Mealworms, frenzy. My how they adore these. My chicks are 11 days old. Do ds anyone know if I need to give them grit? My first time with chicks/chickens.

I have finally got my dream, chicks! They are 10 days old and omg they are adorable. I didn't think I would fall in love this quick and half of them are tame already. I have 1 perching on my arm as I type this, my angel, I saved her and...