Recent content by Smoochie

I'm sorry for your loss. You sound like an excellent chicken mom. I lost a chick too recently and it is always such a bummer when that happens. My chick had a bad hatch and bled too much. I also had one with a pasty butt but kept an eye on it and cleaned it up frequently. I usually feed...

I start off with an old towel the first couple days (folded and shaken out everyday). Then I use those puppy training pads and bit of pine shavings on one end. I do this to keep the water from filling up with pine shavings. So I have heat lamp and shavings on one end of the brooder and water...

I had three chicks get rejected from a mom. Unfortunately another mom in the coop killed one of the chicks. I took away the other two rejected chicks and have them in the garage under heat lamp. It probably is a good thing to keep it separated as it's injured however the likelihood of...

I have had my share of polish and never again. They're just too noisy for me... The hens are very vocal. Plus the extra work when the other chickens pluck the feathers out of their crests and I have to put no-pick on all the time. Just my experience.... :D Oh I almost forgot some have...

#1 Chickens are a lot of work! They are so innocent and vulnerable. Your responsible for keeping them safe and healthy.

Took some more pics... In the Asparagus patch Some jealous hens!!

Sorry not a good pic but it's hot outside and everyone was sleeping. "Dragon, Shelley and Sponge-Bob" They are still growing at the same rate so I am sure they are all girls or all boys. They talk softly to each other and don't mind the *blind* polish chicks sleeping with them. They are...