Posts by Windy Ridge

Wifezilla wrote:    Animal activism and logic have very little to do with each other.Well, I see what you're saying, but honestly, I think a lot of us here consider ourselves to be "animal activists" because we treat...

EEs are some of the friedliest chickens, and they are not typically aggressive with other birds--not submissive, either. They tend to be sort of above the fray, not as interested in the pecking order as some other breeds. My Ameraucanas...

Oh, how terrible that must have been. Sometimes it's tough to tell what kind of a mother hen a broody will be. One of our Silkies, Sylvie, is WONDERFUL. She has even adopted a nearly week-old orphaned baby, one I didn't even have to...

Quote:Originally Posted by pasofinofarm I have bought several dozen hatching eggs from some of the top Ameraucana breeders this year and thier eggs are not quite as nice as mine... but almost. I also see some light greens (but no...

Quote:Originally Posted by elmo When you stand out in a thunderstorm with your umbrella, bailing water off the roof of your chicken tractor, just to make sure your girls are OK because this is their first rain storm.Not that I did...

Uh huh except for veterans, VA and Medicare which is a HUGE number of people who have earned those benefits.Those are all socialized, government run health care programs.I think you may be missing the point if you think the White House...

In an emergency, crush up dry dog or cat food with water until it's about the consistency of yogurt, and feed that. (Or you can mix it with the whey that you pour off the top of some plain yogurt). Make sure it's not too cool.Poor baby.

Possibly mushy chick disease--it involves swelling and edema. Poor...

Here is the answer.http://www.mypetchicken.com/How-do-blue-eggs-become-blue-instead-of-H45.aspx?

Quote:Originally Posted by rancher hicks I have 4 delaware hens I purchased and I wasn't sure they were all hens as two had much bigger combs than the other two. ... Combs are a poor way to tell sometimes.They will totally fool you...