Posts by Kelly FG

Hey Shelley, I've been thinking about you & your girls too!Things have been so busy I havent logged onto BYC in ages. Daphne is laying again, normal eggs. I saw a couple of soft shells under the roost at the start of spring, but I...

No roo here either & my hen that lays the shell-less eggs is 100% the alpha hen.

I've had a few large eggs with yucky whites, I also had someone that layed a months worth of yucky blood spot eggs. I haven't noticed much of it lately. The truth is though I've been giving most our eggs away & DH cooks the others. I...

I wish I could say I was keeping track but its been a crazy summer & I've had a few weird eggs but never pinpointed who laid them.I think she lays a few tailed soft shells a week, but I'm not sure. She seems to wait until later in...

shelly the pic of the soft shell egg looks EXACTLY like the eggs Daphne has been laying and infectious brochitis was the only thing I found in my research too. However Daphne has no rattling or breathing problem AT ALL. And since she's...

Hey Shelly, yes its Daphne & it started a few months ago. I haven't solved it & I worried that her health would deteriorate but she is perfectly healthy in every other way. I rarely see her eat oyster chips & she is by far...

Very interesting Dave, my alpha is a total bully too at feed time. We also feed leftovers from our organic diet as snacks. She always gets more than the others but she is no where near the biggest bird.She's still laying at least a few...

" Octagon 10 Incubator"It has a turner & special heating sytem so it doesn't need a fan.Anyone have it? Honest reviews please, THANKS!

thanks!!! I'm checking out the links now!!!

there is a guy pretty close to where I live that is always selling peacocks. I would consider getting a pair if they could share the run with my standard hens. how cold hardy are they?are there any sites with peacock info?thanks!