Posts by Josie

They don't look like New Hampshires to me either. It looks like their feathers are white/off-white? That would cinch it as not NHR for me.

I know this is an old post, but I am hoping to hear what the outcome was? I have some polish that look like the picture, and it would be helpful to know. Are these roos or pullets?

Beyond our own flock, we are raising some chicks to sell as started birds, and have been very upfront with our kids, telling them that they are not our birds, but we are taking care of them for other families.Nonetheless, my...

...if I have the chicken version of postpartum depression.I think this may be the perfect way of putting what you are feeling. Few people want more kids the week after they give birth. I would wait a while before making public...

I and trouble keeping my 3 year old and 7 year old (they share a room) in bed. They would just keep coming out for hours for one last thing. All the traditional punishments did not seem to make a difference, and I was frustrated. One...

Can we really criticize lol, lmao, and bff when we talk about DE, NPIP, POL, OEGB, and who is SQ and who is not?

It's like a scary window into fellow BYCers minds. The cat people worry me the most.

Like Alexis, I have always fed chick starter until they are laying or getting ready to lay. I have read from multiple books that around 8 weeks it is good to switch to grower (different from layer or chick), but I have never bothered.

Last week no gates, this week gates. I totally understand because every time I went in kids were picking up the chicks with minimal supervision from an adult. It made me nervous for the chicks sake. The TSC employee was nice and...

I hate the way the city is trying to absorb the county islands. They have clearly stated that they do not plan on any improvements or other benefits, but there will be an increase in taxes. (I am in one of those islands.) I was...