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I just lost this years chicks to a weasel last night . They were all 3 months old and would have been large enough to winter over. I am thinking of ordering another dozen chicks to replace them It does get cold here in the winter and I was wondering if they would be old enough to survive the...

Just lost my 6 year old White legern. She was a great girl and just got old and faded away

Today one of my lovely Buff orpington hens died suddenly, Here is some background and observed symptoms. Flock of 18 10 month old hens and one rooster. All of these birds have lived together since hatching Coop is 8x12 with a attached 400 sq ft run. feed is layer pellets, sunflower seeds and...

I was carring my rooster around the yard today and noticed he is missing a toenail. He doesn't seem to be affected by it and is happily running around and chasing the girls. Should I be concerned about this or will it just grow back? John

Let the 4 week old girls/boy out for the first time into their 15x25 run. They have been in the coop for the last 2 weeks just staring out the hardware cloth that is across the openings. They didn't know what to do once their feet touched the grass:D. They did adapt pretty quickly and soon all...

Here are some pics of my 3 week old girls. We bought 18 chicks from the local feed store. 6 RIR 6 BO and 6 SLW. Looks like they slipped us a rooster! New Coop John

Been working on building a new 8x12 coop for the new babies. Picked up some native lumber and a great deal on a couple of windows. Tommorow I am going to finish closing it in so I can move the babies in they are getting too big for the brooder. Here are some pics. Ray the rooster checking out...

I have a small flock of chickens that I let free range for 3-4 hours every day. I like to keeo an eye on them and go out and do the chicken count every 30 minutes. This week I couldn't find my 4 year old Black Austrolop for an hour or so and then she just showed up at closing in time. This has...

My girls are 10 days old now. I seem to be spending all my time wiping the shavings out of their water. I am using the regular chicken waterer and they are constantly kicking shaving in the trough. Any suggestion on how to keep them from messing it up?? JOhn

Well they are a month late but they got here this afternoon 6 Buffs, 6 RIR and 6 SLW. They are going to make a great addition to the flock and Ray the rooster is going to be one busy man Pics to follow. More pics tommorow

Saw this on the local C.L. 7 hens and one rooster pure bred http://westernmass.craigslist.org/grd/664009979.html I wish I had the room for them

Well the chicken bug has bitten me and I needed to add to my flock. I ordered 6 B.O.'s 6 RIR's and 6 SLW's from the local feed store. They are not getting here until the first week of May so it should be warmer and the 3 ft of snow we have on the ground SHOULD be gone by then. They will...

Today I lost one of my favorite chickens "Chica". She was out and about yesterday and my wife called me this afternoon and said she was dead in the bottom of the coop. I looked her over real good and can't find anything out of the ordinary, no runny eyes or nose, no apperent wounds or bleeding...

Saw this on Craiglist. Looks like a good setup and reasonably priced. http://worcester.craigslist.org/grd/542069236.html

Well avoided diaster today in my small flock. The girls were free ranging all day as usual when my son heard them squacking and heading for cover under the deck. Looked to the edge of the woods and there was wile e coyote staring back at him. The critter took off real quick, but I am not taking...

I have a small flock that consists of 1 rooster 2 older hens a Buff Orphington and a black Austrolop. They are both about 3 years old. I recently added 2 white leggerons 2 red stars and 2 NH reds. These are about 20 weeks old. At first we were getting 2 large eggs every day from the older...