Recent content by bousky

I juice Celery daily and the chickens don't like the pulp. It goes in my compost. I juice 3 to 5 heads of celery daily. It is way too much. I have to throw some of it out. I take all of my veggie waste, including what I cut off the celery and put it in the food processor for my worms and...

Thank you, I am fairly new to keeping chickens. There is a possibility that I overfeed my chickens. They really love sunflower seeds and ask for them often. Mabel, the chicken in question is pretty solid. I don't know her weight though. She is only about 8 months old. I will get her weight when...

My Americuna laid an egg inside of a membrane late yesterday. We also found a membrane filled with egg whites in the roost today. She has only been laying for a month or two. From the first egg, her shells and membranes have been very thick. If you want to keep the yolk intact you need to cut...

Thank you. So far she is looking healthy. Her comb is a nice red and she is eating and participating with her friend. They get upset when they aren't together. Since egg-laying has started I am hearing a whole lot more verbalizing from them! I will be watching her since I have spent some time...

My Americuna (Mabel) seems to be working on laying but there has been no product yet. I would like to know if there is anything I can do for her. I have two hens that are about 7 months old. The Silver Laced Wyandotte (Midge) started laying a couple of weeks ago. She seemed to be coaching Mabel...

How sad. I had three sons and no daughters. Now all my pullets start crowing. I hatched 5 silkie eggs. I am pretty sure 3 of them are cockerels. I won't be surprised if they all start crowing!

Here it is. That curved feather on the tail is new. The was another one before this one, but it fell out. The comb was tight to her head before this picture. I really hope she is still a pullet!

I am so pleased to know that hens will crow! One of my three original chickens was a male. Today my silver-laced Wyandotte let a crow fly. She is stressed because I moved them inside because their coop was flooding. She is about 6 months old. I guess she could be a Roo....I hope not. I also...

Mad went to his new home on Saturday. I listed him on Craigslist and was contacted by a man who said he had Buff Orpingtons who needed a husband. The report was that initially, his new girls ran from him. That is until he mounted one of them. From that point, all of his new flock started...

Thank you Debbie. I will check into these ideas. Sigh, he is now tapping on my slider for a treat, which he does every night just before it is Roosting time. I am going to miss him.

Sadly, I live in a city that does not allow Roosters. Maude is now known as Mad...I was a little Mad when Maude started crowing. I planned to return him to the place he had been purchased. I am sad to say they won't take him until February when they are licensed to have him again. I have another...

Thank you for the info. My son gifting me these chickens did catch me off guard! I had prepared and had read a lot, but it has been a jam session since. I will peruse the learning center though...once I find it! I had decided to put the chickens off until my mother passed. I had a coop and...

Indeed he is. He officially found his voice yesterday!

God Bless you. Caring for a loved one is not an easy journey. My mother has also been in Hospice care for quite a while. Here in California, Hospice Care's guidelines were loosened dramatically during Covid. Because my mother wouldn't wear a mask, medical care was almost impossible. Hospice was...

It would be nice if the chickens could be of help with my mother. Unfortunately, she is beyond that stage. Even her therapy doll has been retired.