Posts by jenkassai

I wanted to "bump" this to see if anyone else has any answers. I'm on here researching the EXACT same thing!  I'd been getting bumpy eggs from one hen for a bit, not white bumps though, her bumps are the same color as her egg...

I just tried this myself with some day-olds.  The hen had been broody for maybe two weeks.  It was awful :(  I put them with her at night.  I watched to make sure things were okay.  She looked confused, but...

I don't have any experience trimming chicken nails or spurs, but DO have experience doing dog nails.  I would highly recommend the Dremel method!  I love my Dremel, it is sooo easy, and less stressful for me because I don't...

I originally thought I wanted 3.  Then I started researching breeds, and there were so many interesting ones!  So I ordered 4 more.  Then hubby said he thought some "red" chickens would be interesting to look at, so I...

Quote:Originally Posted by Patricia Jane I have to agree with chickflick. City people (which I am) move to the country but can't live country. I love country and wish I had the chance to grow up in the country. I personally love...

Quote:Originally Posted by ALRwild I wish I could get my friend to read this... She has an EVIL seabright that has been torturing her other chickens. They have been picked at so much that they barely have any feathers (I know...

Quote:Originally Posted by CluckyJay Loves the poop chart. It is your friend.  but SOOOOOO true!!!!!  Love the poop chart too

I had a similar problem with my girls roosting once their coop was done.  I think part of my problem was that before their coop was done, they were sleeping in an extra large dogloo / doghouse.  When we moved them into the...

"Pets with benefits", I like that description, and I guess that is what mine are   They are not on the same level as my dogs, I guess I think of the dogs as my kids and the chickens as my feathered friends.  I've...

Ours is @ 100 ft from the back door.  The building was there already, we converted one room into the coop.  It worked out pretty well, because when we put the dog fence up, we fenced from the house to the "house side"...