Recent content by celestina83

My chickens are sleeping on top of the coop!

Wait, starting a fire? I am using a heat lamp and I think it is like 250v, the one from the feed store. I put the chicks in a cardboard box underneath it with cedar chips. You got up all night to check for a fire? Should I be worried about that?!

What a beautiful poem and sorry about your baby chick.

Oh, okay, thanks for the information on the eggs and feed. I should have mentioned that I live in the city and can only have 6 chickens and no roosters, or ducks. So look into farm vets, ok. I was wondering, do you vaccinate your birds?

I will do some more research on the salmonella. Wearing sunglasses is a good idea also, researching chicken breeds to see which will be better around the kids. This is good advice. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks!

I agree, offer to buy the bird.

Oh, you sell the eggs for $3 a dozen? That's good. How many chickens do you keep? What are your vet bills like??

Thank you! I do want to start with 1 or 2. I know my daughter is going to want to touch the chickens and I am just concerned about the kids' safety as far as getting their eyes scratched out or getting salmonella poisoning. Do you have any pointers on this?

Hi, that's neat you are from Denair, right off of Hwy 99. So, you know what, I am thinking of ways to build a chicken coup but I have never built anything in my life and I am totally scared. I have been looking at the plans and pics on this website and there are a lot of ideas. I actually have a...

Thank you :)

Hi All, My name is Clara and I live in Manteca, CA. Since I started staying home to raise babies 3 years ago I have learned not only how to cook and keep a household but also gardening, soap making and canning, I also have a direct sales business with Clever Container. My daughter and son are 3...