Posts by TripTrapMtnHomestead

we are having a rat problem right now. are your mousers barn cats that stay out at the coop? and they don't mess with the chickens/chicks? we are thinking about getting one from the pound.

During the fall we had our Mama hen and 3 chicks in a separate pen with a little dog house coop. When they were about a week old one chick mysteriously disappeared. The only evidence was a hole. We figured snake or rat. I filled the...

I hope they arrive safe this morning!!! This is why I have never bought live chicks and had them shipped. Too nerve racking if they get lost. So sorry they are lost.

I never candled with our broody, only when we incubated. There is nothing better than opening the coop door and hearing the peeping of freshly hatched chicks!!! So exciting, good luck with the waiting... it's the hardest part for...

Thanks. Her full name was Tum-tum Tree-tree... she was named by my 4 year old little boy. :) She'll be missed. I hope one of our other hens will be broody this year.

So I go away for a few months and this thread jumps from 236 pages to 620 pages!!!! Gonna take me forever to catch up! We had a hatch on October 1... it was snowing. We got 3 beautiful chicks. One disappeared a few weeks later down a...

Great thanks. Also found this link which helped. http://www.backyardchickens.com/products/polish Getting photos of them tomorrow. Think I might go for it. I hope they fit in well with our current flock.   Have been looking...

So Polish wise ones.... how do they lay? Thinking about getting 2 polish hens this week to add into my mixed flock. Are they good layers? My kids will love their fancy feathers.   I am trying to read back through this thread...

How do I find the other thread? Might be getting 2 polish hens and want to ask some questions. Thanks!

Thanks!Set 3 eggs yesterday and 4 more today!! Hopefully we will have peepers in 21 days!