Recent content by maus

I am going to give the mothball idea a try too. My hay shed is very near the coop, and when cleaning it last week I had to relocate 4 Yellow Rat Snakes. I also find them in the coop, in the nest box under the hay, and in the rafters of the coop. And they get to the eggs before I get home from...

Im not sure where you are located, but down here in FL there are little tiny gnats that annoy the heck out of the chicks. At first I thought there was something wrong with them, but as I looked more closely I noticed the gnats. Darn Florida and its bugs!!! Last year I had them too, but they...

Ah. Thank you so much everyone. That is great to know! I guess I will be going to look and buy some birds instead of taking one. I thought she may be too young. Thank you again.

I have a 10 week old pullet I was hoping to take to a show at the end of the month. She is 10 weeks old now and fully feathered, but still isnt quite clucking. Her voice is still changing. Is it ok to take a chicken that young to a show or is that some kind of instant disqualification? (Im new...

I think my birds have it. Ugh. I was going to sell a few of them but now that wouldnt be right. So now I am overrun with chickens I cant sell. Is there any way to get rid of it? I thought my roo was just beat up from fighting, but as I got a closer look, it looks like pox and some of the hens...

I have one that lays brown eggs with white speckles. It looks like someone took a white paint brush and splattered them with paint. I have no clue why they come out that way but they still taste good!

My Brahma pullets have been getting into a pile of orange tree trimmings in my yard complete with oranges still attached to the branches. The silly birds seem to have developed a taste for them and now they seek them out so they can peck away at them until their heads are covered with orange...

Thank you for all the replies Well, I went to the feed store yesterday to get alfalfa cubes since those bags can be loaded in thru the side doors or strapped to the roof. I told the guys at the feedstore about my situation with the sheet stuck in the hook-latch-thing, and between the two of...

Well, I carefully placed a queen size sheet in the back of my Toyota Highlander to go get some hay for my horses. (My farm truck stopped running, so I am having to use my soccer mom vehicle to get hay for a while) I apparently wasnt all that careful, because I closed the hatchback on the sheet...

Im going to try to be there too. I want to see if anyone is showing any Black Australorps (or even has some for sale) since that is what I want to show eventually. My daughter has a soccer game in the morning so I wont be there until 1-ish. I really want to go!

I would be interested in helping also My zip is 33540

I might have some black australorps to swap. Ive also got mutts....is it ok to bring mutt chickens?

I might try to come if I dont end up working overtime that weekend.

Im a little bit northeast of Tampa and I am having the same problem. I have the hovabator 1588. I just went out and bought another hygrometer today in case maybe the one I am using is no longer accurate. I soaked some of the water up but it is still around 60%...

Which are the chicks with the white dots on their heads? Male or female?