Posts by birdmomma

  So I've had her penned up for the past 24 hours and my vet friend dropped by in the afternoon and looked at her -  she thought that she probably had something under the eyelid and that it would work its way out. ...

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I tried opening the eye - she let me easily catch her which isn't normal, so I don't think she's feeling that great.  We had a hawk attack which took out one of her sisters a few days before, but I didn't notice any issues like this...

actually I zap them in the microwave for a couple minutes and then pulverize them in the blender - makes it easy to get them to a mixable size. 

well darn - was going to use one of those rope lighting thingies.  Good plan gone awry I guess.  We're going to put in a "skylight" - one of those clear panels that come on some storage sheds.  Not that that will...

(I wouldn''t get just one hen - they could kill her with their attentions!)

This thread is timely for us because we are talking putting in a "salad bar" in our new run and use our extra wheat and spelt to grow for the girls - I figured it was safe for them, but it's nice to know for sure.  My...

I have to admit I agree with GAchick - mine free range in our fenced yard, but I look at the neighborhood dogs as no different than the hawks and foxes in our area - I take a chance letting them free-range without me around.  But I...

I don't want to stir up stuff, but I'm currently reading Joel Salatin's book "Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal" and he has a chapter about raw milk and dairy in it.  He talks about when the Industrial Revolution was...

All right - we have 8 BR hens - been laying for more than a month.So this morning there was a shell less egg on the floor - it wasn't eaten; it looks like it was laid while one of the girls was on the roost, breaking when it landed. And...