Posts by BirdsinBethel

Anyone want to take a shot at sexxing some 9 week old (& 1 10 week old) chicks? They're a barred rock, easter egger, light brama, silver laced wyandotte, and partridge rock.The EE is a week older than the others; the partridge rock...

Anyone want to take a shot at sexxing some 9 week old (& 1 10 week old) chicks? They're a barred rock, easter egger, light brama, silver laced wyandotte, and partridge rock.The EE is a week older than the others; the partridge rock...

Tina good luck Monday!  Luke13:34 :I have not let mine out to free range in the yard the past few days.  They will go in the bushes for a while, but then come out panting at me and stand in the middle of the yard waiting for...

Quote:Originally Posted by Egg Crate I just checked on the big girls. I could hardly breath when I walked outside. They are all taking dust baths in the gravel parking area in direct sunlight. The gravel has to be well over 110...

Gave the girls ice cubes in their water this morning and made sure their tractor is in the shade... so far they seem to be handling the heat well, but then again it seems like just a few weeks ago they were all huddled up under the...

Here's our gambrel-roof style tractor...  we have plans in a Sketch It program but I can't figure out how to post those here....http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=89944

Are these those little fluff-butts I saw when you did the Ridgefield Library tour?  Wow, they look all grown up... so fast...sniff Quote:Originally Posted by new chick 203 I can't believe how big our chicks have gotten. This is...

wOW, GREAT JOB on both the coop and the page - it's a good read   I laughed, I cried, I'll read it again and again Quote:Originally Posted by Egg Crate Hiding from the heat so I just set up my BYC page. Check it out CT Peeps!

Sorry to hear all the BYC'ers who are under the weather-this especially hot weather:caf!  So far at least my 2 month old chicks are OK with the heat, and it's forced the issue with the 'boss hen' not letting them out of the coop and...

Great job with the crop surgery Pam  - I hope your little patient recovers quickly