Posts by scrapnfool

Thanks for your thoughts.  I just brought the chick inside and put it under the heat lamp with food and water.  Typical small red waterer.  Should be ok I think.  Of course I will be checking on it off and on all...

Anybody out there with any advice?!

I know that I have probably gone about this all wrong, however, this is the situation and I need advice.  I have 3 silkie hens, all broody that have been sitting on 4 eggs.  One of them hatched this morning.  So...

yeah i figured it out!  I posted a picture!!!    Go me!!!   

He's such a gorgeous bird!

AMAZING and ADORABLE

Oh, I do know the reason they're selling the coop is because they are having to move out of state and don't want to take the coop with them.  The chickens were running around in the yard looking perfectly healthy to me.  But...

Ok. I'm new to this so would you please explain the whitewash.  I understand the bleach thing.

My husband and I just found a wonderful new coop that we will be having delivered to our home this week.  It has been used over the past two years and we thought we should treat it somehow for any kind of pests or disease before...

Roo!