Recent content by Kellabelle

I named: Black Betty- (big fat) Black Copper Marans Large Marge- EE Paris- (Statuesque) Dominique Doll Face- EE (has markings like eyelashes, pale cheek puffs and the sweetest personality) Hermione Free Ranger- EE (very curious and smart, first to do/try everything) Halfpint-EE (runt of flock)...

There is an organic mill in Montana, I don't think you have on your list yet. They have a soy-free organic layer feed that a friend of mine recommended. I haven't tried it yet, but plan to soon. Here's a link if you want to add them to your list- http://montanaflour.com/products/organic-feed/

I recently had a sick hen so I bought "The Chicken Health Handbook". by Gail Damerow. It covers just about every disease a chicken can get. The only one that mentions "a penguin-like posture" among it's symptoms is Colibacillosis (aka E. coli infection). Which would fit because in her other...

It's definitely her breathing. I couldn't bring her inside because she would have kept the whole house awake, so we put her in a kennel and covered it with a blanket and tarp, and put a space heater nearby. When I went to check on her this morning her breathing sounds a lot quieter but she...

Hey all, So we got 5 new birds last week from someone a few towns over. I didn't think they looked as healthy as my birds, but I'm really new to chicken keeping. I wanted to keep them segregated from our flock for 2 weeks to make sure they were healthy, but we got about 2 feet of snow the...

Hey everyone. This morning I noticed one of my hens making a really strange sound, almost like a crying baby. Is that what wheezing sounds like? It's constant, which makes me think it's associated with her breathing. She didn't come out to eat and drink with the others this morning, but she...

That makes me happy! My neighbor would not be happy with a rooster living next door.

First of all, Thank you in advance to everyone who is willing to share their time, and expertise. It is truly appreciated! So we got our first little flock of 10 chickens that were hatched June 4th, making them 19 weeks (or nearly 5 months) old. They were sold to us as "Americanas" but they...