Posts by glenny

Very clever and space saving! Thanks for sharing this technique. I've played around with all sorts of trays, etc but they are messy and take up lots of space. Your method is streamlined!

Hi, I built a beautiful fenced yard for my girls only to discover that it is easily accessed by a bobcat. I'm trying to remedy the situation. I could make a smaller wire house that stands off the henhouse and is totally enclosed in...

What a creative approach to providing light in an inexpensive and low tech way! thank you for sharing it. I think that it is hard for folks who are used to flipping a light switch and having an instant and steady response to understand...

Thanks Judy. I'm off to research sour crop at this moment though she seems to be doing fine this morning. 

Hi, my aurecana has a very swollen crop and when I picked her up tonight she threw up liquid! I've never seen a chicken do that. Do you think this is something serious and if so, what could be the issue? Thanks, Glenda

Chickens love sprouts and they are bursting with nutrition. You can either plant the seeds in dirt or sprout them in jars as you would to create sprouts for your own salad. The only sprouts I know of that shouldn't be fed to chickens...

My barred rock hen is waddling around and her tail is downturned. She lays the largest eggs in my flock and it looks like she has a huge one to pass. She's been behaving this way for over a week. She still has a good appetite and is...

Hello, my year old buff orpington died unexpectedly this morning. She'd been spry and eating well. Her body was heavy and well feathered and there was no obvious discoloration or external signs of illness.  Our amateur autopsy...

This is exactly the problem I am having with one of my Barred Rocks! Do you really think it is nothing to worry about? One of the girls in my coop has been laying huge eggs... as large as a duck egg... I was worried that Delia (the...

One of my chickens laid a huge duck-sized egg yesterday. I'm not sure who is responsible but today one of my Barred Rocks has a hard, bare protuberance underneath her vent. It is bright red and there are no feathers. I washed her to...