Posts by paynemom

It's totally not hard! I live in Mesa and have 6. Kids love them and aside from building the coop, my hubby doesn't have to do anything with them. We even free range ours and they have never attempted to fly over the block wall. Get...

Our 3 oldest hens are now about 11 weeks and free range in the backyard. They are very quiet, only make quiet bok-bok noises when chased by my 5 yr olds. Maybe they will get louder when laying, but I doubt much. They are Buff Orpingtons...

Duh! Totally makes sense! Sorry! I have seen a big pile of poo where they sleep. Strange that they do that while asleep!

Rookie question, but is this a problem? Is it because you don't want them sleeping on the eggs? I am learning lots, but there is still tons more I don't know. Thanks for the help.

I use it for lining my brooder box, but replace it every morning. It gets nasty otherwise. But so much easier than spraying out the box every day like I used to. Maybe it depends on how many chicks you have. I only had 4.

That works for only a couple days and then the box is soaked from spilled water, poop and smells bad. Since you will be keeping it indoors, you want to keep it clean. Try a cheap rubbermaid box you can hose out. They stay in it till...

Ha! This is better than the "dyed chick" thread debacle! Many of you know what I'm talking about. You guys are so hilarious! Made my day! But of course, i wouldn't be laughing if I'd already eaten the other half of that egg.

I am in AZ but want to move to Tx for more space. My hubby is a civil engineer so would need to be near major city like Austin. Does anyone know what little towns w/i 30 minutes there are that we could get at least an acre and house?...

Yeah, I just got my check a couple weeks ago for $317 from my husbands job from like 9 yrs ago! Not a trap, I can testify to that! So nice getting money for nothing!

Hey Texans, I am a native Arizonan, but am trying to convince my hubby to move to TX. He is a civil engineer so we would have to be near a city like Austin. Anyone have a suggestion where we could look for a house on at least an acre?...