Posts by VioletBlueIvy

My head roo is a dancer, the girls love him He will even get in the nest boxes, in a cozy corner, under a bush, and coo and beep and squat down and tread a little nest and try to get a hen to come lay an egg. He is quite the charmer! He...

I also think that it's not for no reason the state has stepped up it's poultry monitoring programs. With so many people keeping chickens now and an increase in birds being brought into the state, there is bound to be an increase in...

Quote:Originally Posted by ashandvine Corn here is nearly a knee high here but my Arugula is bolting.  Seeds for fall I hope. So, been thinking a lot and feel I should share:  I have learned a lot in the past three months about...

Quote:Originally Posted by buckabucka Quote:Originally Posted by JustPJ I am SO upset! went out at 4:45 am to let my chickens out and found that my 2, 8 week old ducklings were missing.  3 or 4 blood spots were found once the...

So sorry Widget, that's heartbreaking news

Quote:Originally Posted by hoppy I bought  50# bag from rt farms and I think it was $5. I use it like scratchQuote:Originally Posted by VioletBlueIvy Around here people get feed in bulk from Aroostook Milling Co. They sell a...

Around here people get feed in bulk from Aroostook Milling Co. They sell a wonderful 20% mix of cornmeal oats and barley. When we were getting it I fed it to both the chickens and pigs and they did great on it. You can get it delivered...

Oh, and hers are very healthy and vigerous, my daughter called to tell me they were catching bugs in the garden and putting them in the brooder and the chicks were tearing right into them and just going crazy! Mum was impressed with how...

Hi Everyone! My mom ordered some chicks through TSC, it was a real mess, but long story short as far as we know one shipment went to her house yesterday, and TSC called her and said that her chicks came in to the waterville post office...

GQuote:Originally Posted by gracejr Quote:Originally Posted by superchemicalgirl  This almost looks like it could be fowl pox. Dry. Might want to google it. I could be wrong but the first roosters eye looks swollen. I've had...