Recent content by Gwethrien

After the grape vine tree got a winter haircut.

Put your tails in the air.

Good looking coop. Good height and nice big door.

My chickens have hundreds of square feet to range and my black australorp is also a bully to everyone bird below her in pecking order and she is third in pecking order out of flock of 6, she is also my best layer so I just scold her and if she pecks at me I peck her on back on head with my...

Any feather piles? Molting will also put them off their laying. Only my australorp is going strong almost daily. The rest total winter freeloaders.

From what I gather everyone appreciates a detailed thorough post here, so sit back. Backyard Flock: 6 hens (2 Barnyard red coming up on a year came to me in spring from less than ideal conditions), one Black Australorp and one Golden Laced Wyandotte- both born first of July acquired as chicks...

My understanding is rabbits and quail are more sustainable for these types of circumstances.

Yup that answers my question. I am very much considering starting a mini meaties operation. I’m urban and while ‘butchering” is technically prohibited in city, I can’t imagine anyone objecting to what I take care of in my garage on small scale for personal use. I was thinking starting with...

This article is awesome, but I need a few more steps after the end explained. I still don’t understand the resting for fridge vs freezer.

Looks like a consensus. Bummer because city limits say no rooster. I think he is going to be a gorgeous too. Fortunately I have a local contact that takes roosters every 1st and 3rd Sunday.

Bought as hen day old Chick 8 weeks ago but I am Maybe seeing something else. My signs bright defined comb, quilt pattern feathers, tail feathers turning down, behavior likes to challenge everyone.

Very impressive. Is that a full size chicken I don’t see regular adhesive bandages covering my chickens foot enough but it maybe better Han the bulky gauze and vet rap I have now

I’m cautiously optimistic, it seemed like Mac was putting a bit more weight on the “bad” foot this morning. The separation is rough, as soon as she is a bit more mobile I will try again to see if she can be with the others. They just zeroed in last time pecking her bandaged feet and she...

I hadn’t heard of this affliction but it actually makes some sense. There favorites hang out to get out of the heat is under some bushes that stays damp and even if I clean it Multiple times a day it still has feces most of the time, It seems like this would be a likely breeding ground for FPD...

the morning after my 3rd attempt to get bumble out. I’m leaning more and more to trying to get a vet appointment. She is just so unhappy and crying.