Posts by Nicole01

Quote:Originally Posted by OHfarmerswife I am looking for Silver Ameraucana hatching eggs, any suggestions? John Blehm sells a beautiful line of silver Ameraucana's, but I don't have my list to know if they are day old chicks or...

Quote:Originally Posted by silkielover5 Quote:Originally Posted by bantiesrule Does the Forest Lake swap ever have peafowl or is just mainly chickens?we bought our peacock there a few years ago for $60 Some man tried giving my...

I have a few blue wheatens in the incubator waiting to hatch. I'm a nervous wreck! The egg color is stunning!!(I sell fresh eggs only for eating) Ameraucana's are my absolute favorite breed in all the chicken breeds. I joined the ABC...

The vinegar/baking soda puts the chicks to sleep and is very humane. There was no suffocating and took 3 seconds for the process to be over. I'd much rather do this then take an axe to the head. I used a gallon ice cream pail. I put...

I just let go of my boy yesterday and I'm regretting it fully. He was just too submissive and would not leave the coop. I need a boy to watch the sky for me. My older hens did not respect him at all and picked on him. He was over...

I hatched a beautiful black pure bred Ameraucana last August. He was here to stay in hopes to be my sky watcher and to keep my hens together in a group. My rooster is an absolute sweetheart and wouldn't hurt a fly. The problem is that...

I hatched a chick that developed cross break pretty severely. I ended up culling the chick by using vinegar and baking soda. It was a very humane way to cull the chick. I absolutely have a very hard time culling chicks and chickens. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by chickenzoo The dog trespassed in your yard too..... It has gone after your flock, I'd be reporting that too so it builds up more of a case then just the one neighbor. It will put pressure on animal control...

I agree!

When I talked to the neighbor with the dog about her dogs going after my chickens, she just shrugged her shoulders and said "they're just chickens". If her dog kills any of mine I need to accept it.. This conversation took place about a...