Posts by MarieNC

I have 6 chickens and 4 ducks and I let them wander around their fenced in yard together and they get along fine.  They have separate sleeping quarters, though.  When the ducks were about three months old and their enclosure...

I would also say it's a molt.  This is what happened with my Cornelia Marie.  She looked like she exploded!  Feather's everywhere!  It was insane!  She looked awful for a few weeks but she is back to her normal,...

I tried putting supplemental light in the morning for the girls, and they made up for it by going to bed two hours early, while it was still sunny out!  I guess they were telling me they need their beauty sleep and they'll get it...

Well you're lucky you learned a lesson about safety without any injuries or fatalities.  Sounds like that was a very fearless owl.  Kudos to the geese for saving the day.

Quote:Originally Posted by Gypsi What kind of hens are they that are so sleepy?My hens are out and about as soon as the sun is in the sky!  But I have secure run, open coop, and they roost out in the run most of the time.Two...

I just started doing it two days ago.  My husband set up an overhead light and we put it on a timer to come on at 4 am so they get about three extra hours of light each day.  This afternoon I went to check on them and they were...

Dora the Explorer just finished her molt and has started to lay again but she has had two eggs without shells in two days.  I see one occcasionally from the girls but not two in a row.  I supplement with oyster shells and they...

The Rouen pair are Sam and Ella.  The Pekin boys are Big Boy and Boo Boo Bird.

I get that look when I'm cooking oatmeal or spaghetti for the chickens and cutting up lettuce for the ducks.

Mine are quite picky too.  They don't care for apples but may eat a few.  They flat out won't eat peas, frozen or thawed.  Sometimes they will eat squash, sometimes they won't.  I have given them koi food and again,...