Posts by mandelyn

I did pretty good at the last swap I went to. I only took 4 to sell, and they were gone in 5 minutes. Drove a half hour to get there, may as well take a look around, right? Bought 2 POL pullets after giving some thought to the age of...

We rushed Spring back in February after what the groundhog said, but that guy was wrong! So baby chicks were in the house beyond my normal 6 weeks, and we lost 2 flats of garden starts after they got root bound. Last year was a late...

You want to go for light weight, single comb varieties. The comb releases body heat, which is why the smaller/shorter rose comb is good for cold weather, and the large single comb is good for hot weather. Body type, something on the...

Really it's a freak thing that isn't going to happen regularly. There's always a chance a hen will lose one to some weird accident. Sorry you lost the little one, but the others should be alright.

It's a learned thing, and they have to practice the balance part of it. We made a mini roost to put into the brooder so that they can play on it, and by 5 weeks there is usually a handful of them that use it to sleep on. The others...

Mine don't seem bothered by the trains at all, they're more worried about the helicopters. We're about 3 blocks from it though, so the vibration is subtle. It's the horn that aggravates me, with several crossings a short distance apart.

I stopped treating the back yard with any chemicals, and only maintain the front. I yank weeds in the back by hand and feed them to the birds, and we do a heavy reseeding in the back about 3 times a year to keep it thick and reasonably...

Just read the rest of your posts on her behavior. Blue Bell would preen a lot, but as soon as her head went down to do her belly, she'd have an episode. I would bring her head back around and she'd come out of it. As it was going away,...

It's Vitamin E deficiency. Here's my thread on it. My pullet is all cleared up now, took 12 days of specialized...

The scent doesn't travel that far, stays in the coop for the most part. The bag was clear with green lettering. Not sure on brand, got them at TSC. I place them about 2 ft off the ground, not real high, and they're right outside the...