Posts by ruffles

Even though the hens were to be slaughtered, all animals should be treated humanely.Seeing the curled feet, how uncomfortable, not being allowed to be a chicken even for a short time.As I always say, having been an animal shelter...

I wear high and low muck bootsI am in Mass, and it has been warm, odd, last winter we had storm after storm even before ThanksgivingI or we always wear our muck boots when around the chickens.It is so muddy due to lack of cold weather.

is Cayenne used for worming, if not what is a good wormer for Hens?/They have just finished a heavy moult

Comes to mind, is she eating any of the feeds that have been recalled??????

The two foods you mention, are both or one is made  by Diamond, who is also now making Natural Balance dog and cat food, the Dick Van Patten Brandalso, Proctor and Gamble bought out , oh, boy I think Candidae, claims can be made ,...

I feed Purina Layeena  and Nutrena both,natural products.  But, over the last three weeks Nutrena has had some recalls of chicken feeds.

If you trap the racoon, please b e sure not to get bitten or scratched, many racoons carry rabies.Sandi

Please go to their site, I received the recall info this morningThree Nutrena brands are being recalled,  Chick Starter, I think grower and Corn all come from  a plant in Louisiana.Sandi  aka  Ruffles

My God, and I am serious sounds like a lab report on some of my senior patients

We have a silver laced , I picked her out, thinking she was one of three australops that I wanted , at one or two days, difficult to tell the species.  She is gorgeous like yours, Iam leaning tow ards getting more Wyandonettes in...