Posts by ncgnance

Oooooh, I love silkies, and those are beautiful. I have 2 hens, one of which has started laying, and I need to find a rooster for them. But, I'm working away from home right now. I can't wait to get back home to them.

How far is it to the feed store? They should be just fine until you get back, unless the store is 2 days away. Chicks will be fine for 2 or 3 days.

My advice is to wear a face mask anytime you're cleaning or stirring up the litter. I have COPD, and the last time I cleaned out the barn AND the chicken house, all in one day, I wound up with, according to Urgent Care, pneumonia. Took...

I just sent you a pm, Moodene. What a beautiful son you have. Prayers of safety and thank you's from my family to yours. My daughter is headed over for her second tour in April. But, she left Jan.2 for Mississippi for 2 months, then to...

Welcome, Hoot, and as long as you keep it at 3 or 4 hens, no roosters, in an enclosed lot or run, because of your wife's garden and flower beds, you should be just fine. BUT, this is what usually happens. Chickens are addictive.. 3 or 4...

How precious!! I had one little silkie that would sleep standing up with the top of its head on the floor. Looks like your chick needs a little blanket and pillow. LOL

Everything Poohbear says is true..please accept my condolences on your loss.

Thanks to both of you for your answers. I think I'll go with the flax seed. I've used fish meal for fertilizer before, and I really don't like the smell. My chickens free range, so they get lots of natural foods, grass, bugs, etc. My...

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Learn to make pickled eggs and sell them to local service stations, beer joints, anywhere men gather. They LOVE 'em!!! My friend, who used to dog sit for me, made quite a nice little supplemental income with pickled eggs. I like the idea...