Recent content by ncgnance

Oooooh, I love silkies, and those are beautiful. I have 2 hens, one of which has started laying, and I need to find a rooster for them. But, I'm working away from home right now. I can't wait to get back home to them.

How far is it to the feed store? They should be just fine until you get back, unless the store is 2 days away. Chicks will be fine for 2 or 3 days.

My advice is to wear a face mask anytime you're cleaning or stirring up the litter. I have COPD, and the last time I cleaned out the barn AND the chicken house, all in one day, I wound up with, according to Urgent Care, pneumonia. Took me 3 weeks to get over that. They told me to ALWAYS wear a...

I just sent you a pm, Moodene. What a beautiful son you have. Prayers of safety and thank you's from my family to yours. My daughter is headed over for her second tour in April. But, she left Jan.2 for Mississippi for 2 months, then to California, then Ft. Bragg for deployment. So, she will be...

Welcome, Hoot, and as long as you keep it at 3 or 4 hens, no roosters, in an enclosed lot or run, because of your wife's garden and flower beds, you should be just fine. BUT, this is what usually happens. Chickens are addictive.. 3 or 4 are fine, at first, but then, you start looking at differet...

How precious!! I had one little silkie that would sleep standing up with the top of its head on the floor. Looks like your chick needs a little blanket and pillow. LOL

Everything Poohbear says is true..please accept my condolences on your loss.

Thanks to both of you for your answers. I think I'll go with the flax seed. I've used fish meal for fertilizer before, and I really don't like the smell. My chickens free range, so they get lots of natural foods, grass, bugs, etc. My cardiologist told me that pastured fed eggs are good for you...

Quote: I googled omega-3 eggs, but none of the articles I read mentioned feeding fish meal to my chickens. They did mention feeding flax seed. Did I miss something?

Learn to make pickled eggs and sell them to local service stations, beer joints, anywhere men gather. They LOVE 'em!!! My friend, who used to dog sit for me, made quite a nice little supplemental income with pickled eggs. I like the idea of making egg noodles, too.

I don't know about you, but my animals are like my kids. They depend on me for food, shelter, and protection. And NOBODY is going to hurt them if I can help it!! And I CAN help it. I have a 22 magnum, and I have used it before. I love all kinds of animals, but my animals come first. Do what you...

I sent this post to my nephew, Steven Dobey, who works with the Kentucky Wildlife Dept. He has worked with black bear studies all over the south and has degrees out the yin yang. He also has a radio show on saturday mornings. He says it is a pelvis bone, probably a dog or other canine. I would...

If I may offer some advice as a 47 year ex-smoker-- don't be ashamed to use the patches. I would never have made it without them. Quitting is not nearly as hard as you think it will be. STAYING quit is the hard part. You DO have to be ready to quit and be serious about it. Just saying you want...

Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens. One of the reasons why chicks aren't hatched this time of the year is the weather. Chicks can't keep themselves warm, and who knows when and where a snowstorm might strand them. Also, this is not the best time of year to raise chicks. Spring is a much...

No question, Silkies...mine are the sweetest, quietest, most docile chickens I've ever seen. They make the sweetest little sound, and I've yet to hear the rooster crow. Maybe mine are just quiet, though. Even when my nephew's lab, Lady, grabbed one of them and played keep-away for a while, (to...