Posts by Jenandnaomi

I just went outside to get her and bring her in and found her dead. Is there any precautions I should take with my other birds?

~Cuckoo Maren pullet not yet laying about 24 weeks old~I thought it was dead when I walked into the coop this morning. Laying on her side with her head down.~Didn't have any symptoms of being sick, she was running around fine...

I bought a few chicks in September. The barnevelder just turned 24 weeks and I think it's a rooster not a hen. No eggs, no crow, what do you think?

We got our ready to go nipple waterer set up from http://www.avianaquamiser.com/ I know they also sell DIY packs and the hard to find drill bit you need.

I got the prettiest speckled egg from my Wellie yesterday. Just had to share! Makes me want more Welsummers!

She has unfeathered dark gray legs.

When I purchased some pullets from a craigslist ad she threw this older hen in for free because she often goes broody. She lays light brown eggs and is much bigger than my other full size hen a Welsummer/Astralorp cross. Any ideas on...

Just saw the Craigslist ad for the Swap! I have:Homemade cooler incubator (used to hatch my eggs this spring)2 EE's - just started laying light brown eggs this week Small chick waterers Looking for:Blue egg laying EE's Chocolate egger

Just moved to Eugene and need to build a new flock.

We just moved to a new house with an existing chicken coop. Is there any specific maintenance or cleaning I should do before purchasing a new flock?