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Great little guy, hatched him myself, well with a little help, on 10-7-2008-------he is a kind fellow, but my neighbors are getting a little impatient. Will consider anything in trade.

We love him, we really do!!! Gentle, kind to the girls, but to loud for our tiny little space. Is anyone interested? Willing to trade...let me know. Trish

Fernando is a love, not aggressive and very kind to my girls but my neighbors have had enough. ANYONE WANT HIM?????

Lisa, I am in MA too, and my coop is not insulated. I do two things during the winter. 1. heat lamp 2. deep litter method. I think you need to consider the size of the coop and the number of chickens and determine then if you would need insulation. Good luck Trish

AND HOW Glenda!--that was a very informative post... Thanks--love the stuff.

Can you teach a chicken to do the laundry too?

Amber, Let me first say that I commend you on being brave enough to admit that you are depressed. A lot of people would not willingly admit that for various reasons. You have taken the first step to getting being better. When your mentally stronger you can make better decisions about your...

Congrats!!!

I cannot speak personally about the cochin bantams, but I have one silkie roo, born in October, so he is 8 months old. Not only is he loud, but when he crows is very unpredictable. Good luck

Chickie Mamma, I wish nothing but peace for your grandfather right now. My thoughts are with your family.

It must be an emergency to them. I agree, they should be fine.

Oh my gosh--that would give me nightmares and daymares too for days to come. I'm so happy that nothing terrible happened to your home and family.

Hope she continues to do well Brenda---we are thinking of her.

My little silkie roo!!!!---boy-oh-boy---can he let it rip! Sometime is 1:30am, sometimes its 6:30am 30 times in a row. I can certainly relate.

Angie, The same thing happened to me at my office. I don't quite understand it myself, but I can say that I cannot bring myself to eat a store bought egg. I find them, and the conditions that they are laid under to be unfavorable to my liking. Although I agree with you in some regard about...