Recent content by kirstenchickenlady

We used to have buff orpingtons but thought they didn’t lay much eggs. So we got some barred rocks, they are much more productive at laying. 2022/2023 winter was stressful with our flock being decimated by a neighbour dog and a mink. My hubbys sister gave us her chickens! We had 24 then a fox...

So strange! I have been keeping chickens for three years now and this is the first month I’ve had them on fermented feed. My chickens LOVE the fermented feed. They gobble it down like they are starving. They follow me around the yard when they see me. They enjoy it a lot, I give them a little...

I don’t think I have enough chicken poop to compost ratio for the DLM For not eventually getting all the poops, rotatilling and rinsing down and adding a little top layer of sand to freshen it. Eventually removing it and replacing with a fresh sand layer. If I spray it down, it will just...

Hello to all the backyard chicken fanatics! I have been bugging my friend lately about my chickens, she doesn’t like them and it grosses her out that we have them (she’s kinda weird lol). So I just converted my coop and run to have sand as the litter and bedding. I’m curious what everyone...

Hi guys! 👋 just a little update. I hatched my 4 buff orps and they are very healthy! I was reading into deep litter method but found that I wanted to use sand as the litter method. We have a rammed earth construction company and it just so happened we have a large truck load of the right type...

Thanks @RoostersAreAwesome, I did hatch some chicks but I’m not planning to sell them. I was trying to find a vaccine for them but of no avail :(. I may be able to get one in Edmonton (which I live like 4 hours away from). So I guess it’s a gamble if they survive or not. I was going to cull this...

Very funny! I honestly am not sure, if it’s quiet it may be normal. I’m actually having the same issue with my rooster (his breathing is way more noticeable and sounds like air blowing slowly through a horn). I just bought him a few days ago. I did a little research and apparently it can be a...

Yes he froze his comb off! He does look kinda funky hey lol. I’m in northern Alberta and it gets to -50 here!!! There is a photo of him with his comb before it fell off, but I don’t have that.

Apparently they are silver penciled Plymouth Rock.

I got them tonight and put them in the dog crate in the garage! Will keep them separate from my other flock for a couple weeks. They are beautiful birds!

Thanks for your input! I did have a hen this winter have a grey eye that died (she was out in the cold when I found her and quite frozen in her feet, so the grey eyes may have been from the weather). They also had bad mites in the coop. I cleaned out the shavings, lightly torched the coop with...

My hen has had a grey eye for a while and her eye is bulged as well. Could it be mareks? 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.): Buff Orpington, around a year and a half. 2) What is the behavior, exactly: Bulging eye, Grey...

Ok Cindy! Another question. I have decided I want to keep my Roo. But I want the barred rock roo too... we are thinking on converting our garden shed into a small coop for the BRs and fence in a run for them too (so they have separate coops). Now.... if we decide to let the rooster free range...

Oh cute 🥰😍I love the fluffy cuteness of them!

What breed was the rooster?