Posts by Montana-Hens

Pullet.   I wish my BR this year was this dark. 

This year for the first time I have a BR I just can't tell if it is going to be a roo or not.   It is just whiter than everything else.   It is 7 weeks old.   It had a tough start in that it lost sight in one eye due to...

Mine came the first week of March to cold Montana.    I got one of each of the following:   Buff Orpington  California White Leghorn  Barred Plymouth Rock  Buff Brahma Easter...

Get/make a coop and start them in it.   Every year they spend 2 or 3 weeks in my studio space b/c my husband can't imagine they can get enough heat under the lights.    By week three my studio is destroyed in "chicken...

Though they are going on their 4th week. I had a hen from last year's group somehow fly over the fencing and get into this year's batch of chicks.   I had a couple of little roos standing tall and challenging her.   I was...

I was being despondant because I ended up with so many roos this year.   This post reminds me of how good all the past roos cooked up.   Not so sad any more.

You are one step ahead of so many, you did the coop 1st!   Coops are always a work in progress.   Lots of good hints here.   I would not fool with a rooster, not necessary and will cause more distress than...

I think that sounds like a great time for anything but a fried chicken.   I have ate much older birds (2 Year culled layers).   I sprinkle them with a little Adloph's meat tenderizer and throw them in the crock...

I too am considering a purchase and will be watching the input from those who have these.    

I put a thin layer of shavings on my poop boards to allow quick clean up.