Posts by sianara

My pilgrim Beatrice laid her 31 egg today. She started March 9 and has laid pretty regularly. I got her from Metzer's and their website says they lay 20-25 so I'm not sure if this is unusual or if their numbers should be 30-35? She...

I am perplexed. My two Cayuga laid regularly for two years - nice black eggs. But this year i have not got a single egg from them. Only my WH is laying. Has this happened to anyone else? I can't find any articles on them stopping...

Yeah for the chickens and ducks the word TREAT works miracles but for the geese its the sound of a plastic bag crinkling that gets them running. Of course there's always lettuce or some other delectable treat inside

So Baby is still laying at 18 years old huh? That's fantastic. I'm hoping my pair live a long healthy life too. Freddie the male is in protection mode these days (spring time I assume?) which really makes me lol. Whenever he sees me...

I don't want her to set this year which is why I keep taking them away. So far she's up to #25. I'm doing a lot of renovation in their space turning it into a little "barn-ette" so I shoo them into the yard every day. Next spring I'm...

As I said adding linoleum should be fine. Good luck.

I'd say yes it could but isn't it expensive?  I would still cover it with some linoleum to help stay cleaner.  That's a mistake I made when I built my first coop 11 years ago waaaay before I found BYC.  Wood floor and no...

Try a google search for "roll out nest box".  This is one of the threads.  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/spudd-duds-page

I just noticed on Metzer's "compare the breeds" list they show an average of 20-25 eggs laid each season for the pilgrims. Well today my female laid her 20th egg and she started March 9, 2013. Should I be expecting her up stop so soon? ...

Any Cayuga owners out there that can speak to this issue?????