Posts by featherz

Someone remind me NOT to hatch chicks in the winter next year. :P Just did the terminal clean on my 'chicken room with my N95 on and YUCK. No more brooding inside. I do say that every year, and every year I do it again. :P Temp hit 40,...

One of my chickens ate lawn mushrooms last year and died shortly thereafter.. so they do get into stuff that's bad for them. =( Now I have to clean up all mushrooms just in case.   My broodies have gotten used to me getting...

Quote: Originally Posted by County Boy  I will buy some back. My hatch rates are really low right now and will need some more roos for breeding this fall. Let me know when you will have some to sell. I will!...

Going to be putting my little county boy chicks outside in the growout coop tomorrow.. YAY! no more house chicks. I now have two crowing, and one is the little runty peanut butter \clone. :) If anyone is interested in a baby roo in a...

Quote: Originally Posted by stonykill  ridiculous       I have some 6 year old Sumatra's who have lived every night of their life in a tree (much to my displeasure) and rain, snow,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cass  Sigh.   Sigh.  Sigh.   The TWO grade schools lost power for 3 hours on Monday.  One of the schools is thinking of throwing the eggs...

Quote: Originally Posted by rancher hicks  So please don't misinterpret the musing of an old man, It looks like the weather may be nice so it's outside to work in the garden.  I do hope it warms up, summer here in NY is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cass    Same down here....I think the broody bug is more contagious than the bird flu.  I have 2 sitting on eggs, 2 trying to steal the first two's nesting spot and sit on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pyxis  Well, I've got my first broody this year! A buff orp. This will be her first time, so we'll see how she does. I've ordered some salmon faverolles eggs for her to have if she's serious,...

Oh believe me, I am not discounting the not fun-ness of sinus infections - just saying it's not just cats and chickens causing it, necessarily. Most likely has some help from one virus or another.  I work in a clinic and have seen...