Posts by adkchickmama

   Oooooooo,  Ahhhhhhhhhh!!

Thanks GSIM for the great advice.     I do most of that but not the poop board under my roosts.  That is where I use deep litter the most and just clean it out once a month.  I also have taken to using the...

are his legs gray/green?  He looks EE but if you could get a couple more shots it would help.

Scrummycat , that is so adorable!   I haven't gotten feed in the new bags yet but you've given me a new idea for gifts too.  Thanks.

when our redstar had this happen she was obviously in distress.  She was hunched , not eating or drinking and very uncomfortable. I took her in and gave her the warm bath a couple times,  blow dried her with a hairdryer ,which...

Ya we go to the local saw mill and get a compressed bale for $5.  it's good clean soft shavings, no dust.  I have tried TSC when I can't get over the mill and theirs is more expensive and also rougher cut, more like hard chips...

I don't know , haven't noticed this in any of mine but I do know that they rub their beaks constantly on the cinder blocks in their coop. Maybe she hasn't been able to file her beak down by herself.  I'm sure someone on here with...

GO ARMY!!    This is only our 2nd attempt to keep a roo.  He is only 5 months now and was awkward at first with the hens and the older ones put him in his place for quite a while before accepting him.  He seems to...

I live in a cold climate , lots of temps below freezing in winter.  Used the WalMart electric dog bowl last year and it was a blessing not to have to defrost and refill frozen bowls twice a day last winter.  I also put mine up...

I have a roo that looks just like that. We got our  chicks on Easter at TSC.  4 sexlink hens and 3 creamy white roos.  Were told that they are Amberlinks... Being a military family our last roo was Lt Fuzz, he died in the...