Posts by OrganicMamma

I have chicken nipples for their water but their feed dish is quite shallow. Do you think this could be contributing to an even shorter beak?

About half my girls came to me with what I thought were clipped beaks. I figured left alone they would just grow back. But it's been 6 months and some of the beaks are shorter and worse. They don't seem to be in pain, but what causes...

I have a Red Sex-Link that has been having the same problem. She seems fine but I'd like to know the cause too.

Hey! I just started keeping chickens in November, and on Backyard chickens I've come across some hilarious names for eggs and chickens I'd never heard before. So, just wondering what names for eggs have you heard of? My...

-30 last night and no eggs this morning by 8:40am. I think I'll check later. I guess my girls are messing up the theroy...

Quote: Originally Posted by Quailgirlie    That little egg with the dual coloring is SO cute! What breed of chicken is that from?

Warm front this week in Ontario with a projected high of +14C tomorrow, we'll see if the warm weather perks up the girls for more laying... today was +10C and I only got one egg. . On the up side, my girley who was molting seems...

Quote: Originally Posted by bruceha2000    On the 'up' side, I was at Costco today and bought an electronic scale for $16 (on sale of course ) so I can figure out where the eggs actually hit on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Puddin Fluff  We had one last year and they layed well all winter.  We haven't had one this year and most days we still are around 50% or better, except for the last two weeks or...

Well, since my first post on this thread it been everything from -18 to +1 and the most i've been getting is two eggs a day out of 10 hens. (sometimes only 1) I blame the lack of sunlight personally.... it's overcast here most of the...