Posts by valreegrl

I feel like I am always posting warnings, and never BEFORE the fact   Our coop runs are chainlink dog kennels.  The kennels are against our shed on one side and have wires running across the top to keep the girls safe from...

Here, in PA, we had a horrendous weekend with heat/humidity.  Heat index was 110 and I tried everything with my girls.  About 3 weeks ago the temp was 103.  I had a chicken who was weak since birth.  She developed...

What's throwing me off is the darker coloring....they are awfully dark for roos.  As of the Silkie/Cochin chick....crap shoot These chicks are from my daughter's school hatch and all were dispersed between friends.

These chicks were a barn yard mix.....I think this one came from a Silkie egg and the father is a frizzled Cochin.....he/she?  Barred Rock (father is a frizzled Cochin) ....he/she?Frizzled Barred Rock (father is a frizzled Cochin),...

Hey!  Bucks County here   I have 1 week old Polish chicks if anyone is interested!  Idea:  If anyone local would like to swap vacation chicken care I would be willing.  Have you ever seen the face of a dog walker...

Okay...well you can eliminate one.....the RIR will lay a brown egg (on the darker side).

This is the cutest little chick....we have dubbed it Mohawk. 

Quote:Originally Posted by downinthecanyon I have 50 hens, all a year old, all healthy and laying beautifully. But I have one stubborn hen who sometimes refuses to go into the coop at night, and last night was one of them. I was...

How old is she?  A couple of my newly hatched chicks kept their eyes closed for quite a bit the first few hours after I pulled them from the bator and into the brooder.  24 hours later they were wide eyed and bushy...

Quote:Originally Posted by jjparke THis is how I roll- if they can't hatch on their own then they can't survive on their own. That's why I NEVER help chics hatch. Now you are left with a chic that's too weak to survive and the...