Recent content by carolsparkle

Awesome time to start teaching them HOW to play with toys. Start with small balls and then add little bit bigger every few days till its a small beach ball size. Perches in their run are important. Hanging safe grass, weeds, veggies like a pinata is alot of fun. Tin plates or mirrors is fun...

Now that looks like an inside job!

I think I may have figured out the 5 gal water thing -- with the lid on top and a hole on the side at the bottom. I got a "clear" 5 gal pail at paint department of Lowes (the better to see the water level : ) a LEAKTITE lid -- I got mine at Home Depot; a big planter saucer or an oil drip pan for...

wow ! ! ! that looks sooo good!!!

as in scratching their "Adam's apple". It seems to have worked on mine so far -- only one of them is starting to crow.

We have a bunch of roosters --- 12 weeks old. when we got them @ 1 to 4 days old I started gently stroking their throats in the hopes of damaging their crowing mechanism. I did this only a few times when they were little. Now at 12 weeks old -- 1 has just started to crow. MAYBE-- perhaps no...

i tried to make a waterer without chicken nipples -- it didnt work. I used a 5 gal bucket pail with a gamma seal 2 lid and it didnt work. okallthis4eggs i could not find your photos. thanks

flies in the house-- could be from your shoes tracking fly larva and eggs into your house. Sprinkling DE on a door mat outside or inside your back door will help with this problem. the coop-- the fly trap bags with water-- yes they catch flies-- but I wonder does it also cause flies to...

awesome artwork ! ! ! The way to open up the area under the coop is cool too-- just what i was looking for-- thanks!

creativity is so much fun!!

this is soooo cool. You gotta see this one ! ! ! To see the pictures click on the little John Deere picture by the title "John Deere Tractor" or Prudy"s name.

looking good!!

i love the painting. so much talent. nice coop

that is really creative!!! Enjoy your chickens, I know they wil enjoy the coop.