Posts by fuzidragonbunnie

I don't know if this would work or not-I'm in southern Nevada, and we had a cold snap around Christmas, but probably not as cold as NJ.  Is the coop enclosed? Would your girls' natural body heat keep the coop warm enough so that...

All of the ones we had ever named, will either come when called, or perk up their heads when they hear their name.  Chickens know these things...

Thanks for your support and ideas.  Our flocks have grown to almost fifty (yes, we are nuts!) and we don't have a basement, so the idea of bringing in all my feathered kids to cool off won't work . In addition to their...

Thank you for the support.  The Great Spirit took her early this morning and she is now pecking and scratching at the Happy Hunting Grounds. Would like to continue to recieve any suggestions since it looks like it will be a very...

Hello,   We found one of my baby Polish yesterday evening in her cage having convulsions with her head bent all the way back and her body thrashing.  It's been 100 degrees or so, and we thought between the fans and the...

We have an Amerucana Pullet (about 6 months) who takes about three steps, then sits down.  Her steps are kind of pigeon-toed and unsure.  She is eating, drinking, pooping normal (poo is large and solid, pretty healthy...

Will Guineas tear up a garden like chickens will? we had thought about building a really large greenhouse and have a guinea or two reside there.

She's so spoiled, she's entitled.  We're looking for a large Parrot cage for her to live in until next spring.  Thanks for your comments!

So, if anyone has been following our saga of Lucky, the one winged bird, she has healed quite nicely (if you haven't, basically what happened is our next door neighbors have a wolf hybrid and a 3 foot fence, so the animal goes foraging...

I always thought chickens were pretty opportunistic and will eat what ever they could catch.  I know our girls spend a great deal of time last winter playing keep-away with a mouse one of them had chased down and killed.  Our...