Posts by Rachel'sFlock

Quote: Originally Posted by donrae  Sounds great! I know what you mean about being down on your hands and knees, just hoping the deep liter is deep enough there! Always having to add straw to those spots, special!

My husband took the first steps in converting an old garage into a new coop for my flock of 17. All of them have grown up in the teeny little playhouse coop we have been using for the past 3 years. Owing to diligence in keeping...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gramma Chick  Hey Where did everyone Go ?   Everyone is out gathering eggs!

Quote: Originally Posted by scrambled freud  What is the age range of your ladies? My oldest 5 hens are 3 years old, this week. I have another group  of 3 who turned 2 in March. One who was 1 year old...

My ladies gave me 80 eggs last week! Most eggs in a week record. In other news, I sold 6 dozen, also a new record! I get $4 for the large eggs the new girls lay and $5 a dozen for the mega jumbos my 2 and 3 year olds lay. Great...

Quote: Originally Posted by teach1rusl  What a wonderful thing to do! Thank you! I'm really excited about it!

Today I discovered that our local food pantry is allowed to accept donations of back yard farm eggs, so our girls are going to help battle hunger! Just one more amazing thing chickens can do!!! If you have more eggs than you can...

My aussies are prolific layers, so I am not worried about that. I just wondered what sort of chicks I might get. Also wondering what color eggs they would lay... brown, white or tint...? Thanks for the prompt reply!

Has anyone ever had this cross before?  I have 2 egg-a-day CWs and a flock of Aussies. I am wondering what a cross between the 2 breeds would result in. Anyone had any experience with this mix? I realize CWs are already a mix...

Quote: Originally Posted by fowlman01  Duane Urch is about the best place to find most breeds. If he has them they will be good quality.  I would not be surprised to see some decent ones in the sales area at...