Posts by chicknjane

I keep my roosters separate from the girls and those boys crow from 4:30 a.m. until sundown.  I've got the loudest roosters and I can say with certainty that it isn't post "cloacal kiss" crowing either.  I think it is...

Its just something I had to share.  It sounded ridiculous when I read the headline, but after reading the article, I found it to be just sad.  New Jersey's Hopewell Township has passed legislation restricting chicken sex to 10...

I'm located in Pennsylvania and and looking to introduce quality breeding stock to my small flock of hatchery orloffs.PM me if you've have a trio or quad available in my area or anywhere between PA and GA as I'll be driving to Fort...

Hi BeccaShe passed away while we were eating dinner.  I was actually beginning to think that she would pull through.  I was able to get her to drink the electrolytes and she seemed to liven up a little.  We left her alone...

Hi BeccaBOO,Its only 92 degrees today here in SE PA an they have plenty of shade.  Its been hotter and today's pretty mild.  Also she's the only one sick like this.  I have a total of 36 chickens outside with another 15 in...

I feel your pain.  My chickens loved my neighbor's yard more than mine.  Unfortunately, I had to buy fencing to keep them in.  Then I had to clip their wings to keep them from flying over the fence.  Then when they...

I have a 10 week old bantam frizzle cochen pullet who yesterday was fine as can be.  I held her and petted her the way she liked.  This morning I found her in a little dirt nest.  Her eyes were closed and she was very...

I had actually used zip ties to close up the gaps and must have missed one.  Those little buggers were eyeing up my veggie garden.  They watched me all day yesterday, 6 hours in the heat, transplanting my seedlings into nice...

Well I found the breach, its in the middle of the penned area, where two sections of netting overlap each other.  I just can't figure out how the birds, with their wings clipped (and I clipped all 10 flight feathers all the way up...

I'll get pics of the pen as soon as my DH gets home.  He's got the digital camera in his car.  Thank you