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Hello All - I purchased 4 Production Red hens this morning approximately 12 months old. The new ladies are currently laying eggs each day and are in good health. When asked about the type feed given to his ladies to prevent diet issues, DH & I were told that he gave part laying feed and part...

Hello All - Below is a link to the pictures of the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. The life of Ike: http://www.boston.com:80/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html You may have to cut/paste into your browser.

Good Morning All - I was hoping you could help me identify this baby snake I found this morning? I live in SE Texas. Markings: Black, with a Yellowish/White dot on the head. Yellow Strips down the length of the snake and small Yellowish/White dots down it's body. I'm guessing it was about 12...

I know this is crazy, but today when DH & I went grocery shopping, I found Candy Corn and bought two. One for work and one for the house. Of course DH thinks I am absolutely Nutz, I love Candy Corn. I guess it is the sign that fall is coming along with the holidays. It's two months before...

I'm hoping some one can settle a concern I have about my girls and going into the coop at night. My 6 girls have been in their new coop and run for 3 nights (counting tonight). Each night when I go to check on them before I go to bed, I find them all huddled on the poop plank just outside the...

After six long hard weekends of smashed fingers (with hammer), red wasp stings, ants in Gatorade, and generally being tore up by hard wire, The Weigh Station is finaly open for business. The 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Buff Orphingtons, & 2 Rhode Island Reds are happy in their well built home and the...

Hello All - I have 9 (10 day olds) given to me by my neighbor. We have had all 9 in a nice size brooder box. Tonight when I got home, DH said that one of the peeps looked as though his mates had pulled it's new little tail feathers out. Right away, I took the little peep out of the box and...

Hello All - My husband is very allergic to cats. We have been told that bird dander can also inflame his allergies... Poor thing has been working non-stop at work and on the chicken coop and run for the past 5 weekends. I believe he has worked himself into a pretty serious cold (very run down...

Hello - I could use your suggestions and/or comments regardings my Barred Rocks feet. I'm sorry for the fuzzy picture. My Camera is on it's last leg. There are 2 BRs sharing a Medium size dog kennel. Age about 12 wks old. Purchased from a suggested local feed store. Their pooh shavings are...

DH husband drives for a living and told me a funny story that does end with a question. This week he was driving through Beatrice, NE on his way home to Texas. He thinks he has had too many hours behind the wheel or is spending to much time alone because here is his thought process that brings...

I feel like such a dunce and should be sitting the corner with my dunce cap on, but I have to get my head around this feed thing. From what I can gather and have taken notes on: 1 day to 4 weeks - Starter (Electrolites in water) 4 weeks until laying age - Starter/Grower Medicated (question 1)...

My DH has asked that I post the following message to our fellow BYC friends... He hasn't signed up to make posts... Bless his heart! "Dear members of BYC, I want my wife back! Since finding the BYC website, she has been on the computer every waking moment reading everything she can about...

Poor DH has had a rough go of it these last couple of weekends. Last weekened he was hit by a Red Wasp right on the top (tender part) of the ear... It sweld so bad he looked like a 1970 wristler! This weekend, he drank a mouth full of ants that had made their way to his traveler cup of...

For those of you who live on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, what has everyone done to protect your flocks from events such as Hurricanes and Tropical Storms? I know from time to time, folks in California in the lower part of the state manage with Pacific hurricanes and Tropical storms...