Posts by Sylvialarry

Just wanted to let everyone know DO NOT purchase chicken food from Hiland Naturals Feed Store.  The worst chicken layer food I have ever purchased.  They claim their chicken food is not GMO.  However their product is not...

Last year I used a heat lamp in their house because we do get lots of snow.  This year I do not plan on using one since I now have four more girls than last year.  I do not use artificial light for their egg production.  I...

YEAH!!!!  I'm so happy that you are able to keep your girls.  Really nice to know there are several people in Butte county that have chickens.  God Bless you all.And Pam, I will stop by your winery.  I love...

Kudos to you bigdaddysmom....  I live in Magalia and hopefully we can help here keep her girls.

Here is the ordinace I found. 4-21 - Prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having the control of, or being the keeper of, any horse, mule, cow, goat, sheep, hog, ass, or domestic fowl, to permit the same to run at...

I live in Butte County too in Northern CA.  We have over a third acre and I went through the butte county ordiances and found no where were we are unable to keep them.  Their ordiances for livestock says animals may not run at...

My girls are 23 weeks old and one is much smaller than the other one.  However today my biggest brahma layed her first egg on the ground outside.  How do I get her to go into the nesting boxes.  I've never had this happen...

Yes, I find our eggs very hard to peel when boiled.  I've found that if I boil them for 7 minutes then immediately put them in ice water they seem to be easier to peel.  Good luck.Sylvia

I couldn't have said it better.  I'm with you on that.  I read every ingredient and I've done my research on GMO and refuse to buy any of it.  I even make my own chicken food from scratch.  I buy organic grains, kelp...

Yes, electric fence.  We have a huge raccoon who has been visiting for about a week now.  First early morning I saw him our dogs went crazy and he climbed the tree.  Wasn't sure what it was so I got the flashlight and...