Recent content by abercrombie575

Mix then up and freeze in ice trays. When they're frozen break the ice trays and store in freezer bags. When you use them in recipes 1 cube = 1 egg.

I have an open air coop/run. It was a three sided shed that we added a run to the front of it. As long as our run is secure REALLY SECURE then there's no need for a door.I live in Georgia where the weather does not get very cold and my chickens have done fine.

These chicks are 5 weeks old. Do you see hens or roos in these pictures? Thank you for any info!

Muscadine sauce and muscadine jelly are DONE. I am going to North Georgia in about a week to get apples... lots and lots of apples! I can't wait to get started on those.

I was up late last night canning muscadine sauce. I must have been really tired because I didn't even taste it before I sealed the jars!! It smelled good though!

Rain brings out all kinds of good bugs from the soil... for a chicken a good bug is worth getting wet over!

Where do you live? How cold is it there? I have 6 chicks right now that are 3 weeks and a few days old. They are outside but they are with a mama hen and we are in Georgia where the weather is not to cold. I am sure someone else will have more knowledge than me but it can be done if you keep...

Can't be rooster damage... no rooster. We got the fertilized eggs from a friend when she went broody. She has lost lots more feathers now but I can also see that some are starting to grow back in.

My broody hen's hatched about 2 weeks ago. Now she is losing all of her feathers. Is it normal for her to molt after sitting on the nest for so long or is this totally unrelated and she is just molting. BTW she is 2.5 years old and this is the FIRST time she has gone broody and the first time...

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I didn't look at your location before I clicked on the video link but as soon as I heard your voice I knew you were from Louisiana. Ahhh... music to my ears to hear that cajun accent. I have lots of family there in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. It just made me smile. Thank you.

I have some that are 2 weeks old that have the same amount of feathers.

I feed mine layer pellets. The layer crumbles seem to get lost on the ground... if they knock the pellets out onto the ground they can still see it to eat it. I also give scratch in the cold months as a treat. I have read that you don't want to feed scratch in the warm months because corn...

Quote: Those hens were not broody... they were on strike!!!

Do you have a snake? Or another critter that is eating your eggs. I mean one egg from 25 hens is NOT the norm, right? I thought my girls were slowing down too until I found their secret nest under the nesting boxes - there were about 20 eggs in there! Just my opinion but you need to...