Posts by Dingleberry

Mine do't do it before but can keep up the niose for about 10 miute.  I find scraps shut them up though

I have 11 girls, 4 are 2+ years, 3 are 1+ year, and the rest are last summer girls. I have put lcd christmas lights in the coop on a timer to suppliment their light.  However they are not laying well. They get about 12 hrs of...

my son's air soft bb pellits have been found in their poo. They love ramin, nothing green though. or carots eather.  they know to come running when they hear my back door open and shut.  eggo waffles are a great love. I have a...

 

my hubby went sea fishig and brought back a butt load of crab .  the chickens enjoy picking out the leftover meat but I was thinking of using their shells, after I crush them, in place of oyster shell.  Can this work? Will they...

I am thinking they will pick at them but I am not positive. 

at the feed stores they have colored bands you put on their legs.  I use those.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/grd/2522027951.htmlWe have an awesome coop and three laying hens who produce about 2 dozen fresh eggs each week. We bought a new coop that fits better in our side yard and have four new chickens that...

Many areas have places where you can take unwanted birds, here in Western Washington there is a feed store that will take them in and then sell to a new home.