Recent content by vintagegem

Hello everyone! Had my last flock in Summer last year and now I am looking for a few maybe 3 or 4 pullets for egg laying. If you know of anything going in the Thumb/Bay City/Saginaw area please pm me with details I don't want chicks but would prefer some around 8 weeks or upwards. Thank you and...

I had this happen once before, kept them and hardboiled them for myself, but this time I think I have to trash them

Hey everyone, I could use a little advice. I have 5 layers that seemed to go off their lay this last 4-5 days, I thought maybe because its been hot. Today I found a clutch of eggs under a big bushy plant in the yard! I collected them and tried the test of putting them in a jug of water to see if...

Why oh why do my chickens eat snow when I bring them fresh filtered water at least twice day!

Thank you for the offer but I would really prefer a larger breed. Lovely looking rooster though! ☺

I have all the run covered now, and they will only be ranging when I am in the yard, but I thought the same as you, a rooster would maybe give us all a bit of warning about predators, i Wouldnt expect him to solve all our problems, but any help would be good, I would then hopefully be able to...

Does anyone have a nice tempered rooster that they want to rehome? I have nevr had or wanted one before but last night before bedtime one of my girls got killed by a hawk and I am so upset, as are my other girls, they won't come out to play and are very skittish. I have covered the entire run...

Well, I am interested in gem stones, but the name came about as a combination of my initials and age .

Thank you!

Thanks Raz. Im pretty excited about getting the buffs, wanted some for years they are so gorgeous. I see you have moved now, the last time I was on here you were in Garden City I think? We like to visit Caseville often, a beautiful area ☺

hello all! I am back on BYC after an absence of about 2 years, realy missed having chickens, I guess once you have them they get into your blood ☺. I have a little flock again, 6 pullets, one laying so far, but I will be adding to them in a few weeks as a friend is raising some chicks...

Its been a couple of years since i had my last flock, but I found that once you've had chickens it is in your blood! I recently got a little (so far!) Flock of 6 hens, a black Jersey Giant, 3 black Australorp, and 2 ISA. I am just loving having chickens again, even though I am only getting one...

Have decided to get out of chicken keeping for a while, so I'm selling my 7 laying hens, they are free ranging most of the day so I'd like them to go to a setup that still allows for that. 6 of them are a year old and the 7th is 2 years old (her name is Fancy) I have 2 reds (ISA?) 3 Pencilled...

I have 2 broodies and I go in several times a day and put them out in the run, they eat and drink then, and after I'm sure my other hens have all laid I put the broodies out with the others to range and I close the pop door so they can't get back in for few hours, they get a but mad for a few...