Posts by adkchickmama

Hi CountryFried and 1.  Yes 6 weeks is a good rule of thumb, until they are feathered out pretty well.  Ikept mine inside in a tupperware tub with a screened top until they were 8-9 weeks .  If you put them out after that...

Chickacabra!!!!

Congratulations German Chick , those are beautiful eggs.   

Heather , awesome job.    I love the yellow on the coop.  You are doing pretty darn good job for not having used tools before. Don't forget that when you measure the panels you have to take off subtract the width of the...

The first year I got chickens it was July.  I had BA and Redstars.  they matured in Dec and did lay eggs that year.  You should be ok.  If you want them to lay on a regular basis add some additional light to extend...

If you have no way to get electricity out to the coop to keep the water thawed, then you might look into using a solar heater in a large black rubber container.   I have seen them for bird baths and small 100 gal ponds in Plow...

I;ll guess 10/21/10 , my DH's birthday:D

Looked up on google,  they listed something called a Horsehair worm.  They develop inside crickets and grasshoppers and escape when the insect gets near water,  ick!  THis looks a little different as it seems to have...

Can you give us an idea on size?   I have seem something like that in my fish pond (100 gal) It was skinny as spagetti, about 5" long. Some type of aquatic worm I suspect. Anyone have any other ideas?

we raised 4 robins last year that were naked when we first found them .  Crows had attacked the nest and destroyed it. The mother and father we so distraught they flew off!  Went online and found some info to feed babies. ...