Posts by damselfish

I love my guineas but we have 40 acres.  If someone had guineas next to me on a two or three acre lot, I would be very ticked off (ha ha, tick pun!).  I think they are way too loud and wander-y for that kind of spacing. Keep...

Roosters are a gamble, some are mean and nasty and that is unfortunately the only kind we've had here after trying multiple times.  It all depends on your personal circumstances.  If you have no small children who can get...

They look so cute!  Was there a thread somewhere talking about how you set up the incubator?  Congrats on the hatch!

Go buy one more dozen.  This will cause your birds to lay, on the same principle as getting in the shower if you want the phone to ring.   

Sorry you did not get an answer, and I don't have one either.  That's just plain weird behavior.  Maybe this thread coming back to the top will give someone else a chance to see it.   You say you make sure they are...

Sounds pretty normal, some are slower to roost than others.  If it's a problem for you, go in at night, pick them up and set them on the roost.  They will get the idea (but they will get the idea eventually anyway).  Our...

Yes, chickens can be fed on grower food forever.  It's not necessarily cost-efficient and for hens you need additional calcium such as oyster shell, but it's certainly not going to hurt anything.   Please be careful about...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jakoda  I just read this whole thread to:)) thanks for all the great ideas/tips..I am wondering something and hopefully some will comment.   Has anyone put their nesting...

Quote: Originally Posted by RMBGKY   Can I train them to only eat ticks? :-)   Of course you can.  Here's what you need to do: - First, catch one hundred ticks. - Second, catch one hundred...

The chickens:  7 adult hens, with one four-year-old still here from my original batch of 4 (long story, got straight run when we were newbies, ended up with mostly roosters!).   The other six are two years old (or is it...