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Our self-blue bantam cochin brothers are still here. I was hoping to sell them, but now I'd like to just give them to someone. Anyone interested in one or both? I'm in GR, but can travel an hour.

Our egg production is way down. My d'uccle has a naked neck and there are feathers all over; must be moulting time.

We don't have insulation, but we do wrap the corner that gets the most wind in plastic over the winter.

I'm so glad for this update! I knew they'd be happy there.

Poppy and Triscut are self-blue bantam cochin fellas who hatched on May 19. Self-blue is a tricky color to find, and would be great for any breeding project. I'm in Grand Rapids, and these guys are $15 each or both for $20. In other news, all is going well in the coop. Our du'ccle is broody...

Hello folks! I got logged out and had trouble getting back in. When I posted last our broody was sitting on 5 fertile self blue bantam Cochin eggs. Here they are today- two months later. We are keeping a pullet, and selling the other 4. We never expected all 5 to hatch! If anyone is...

Today was day 19 for our fertile eggs under a broody. This is our first time, and I know now that I could never hatch with an incubator. I'd be a nervous Nelly. I'm hoping to see some pips tomorrow, and some sweet little self blue bantam cochin chicks on Tuesday.

I found a woman close to me who breeds self blue bantam cochins. Yesterday I put 5 fertile eggs under a broody. This is our first time hatching. Fingers crossed the eggs develop and Alice is a good mama.

I am just stopping in to say hi. This is our first spring in 3 years with no chicks in the basement. Our flock of 5 is doing well. I don't have much to say.

Last winter was just the worst. This year's winter has not been very kind, though. Because November brought so much snow, it seems that this winter is creeping by. Hang in there, friends. Spring training starts in Florida soon, and under all of the snow and ice, our bulbs are getting their...

Hi folks. I've been absent for a few months, and have been reading along for a week or so. I just didn't have anything to say. But I do now. Our Easter Egger, Mabel finally laid her first egg yesterday. She hatched last February or March, so almost a full year old. I figured she started...

Hi folks, I'm just peeking in here for a minute. If anyone in the Madison Heights area is missing a Muscovy, a friend spotted it near 12 Mile and John R.

@Brennigan, my ladies were a duet from August - May. They did just fine.

@Brennigan , I'm sorry. I don't have answers about the yellow stuff, or the eggs, just sympathy for your loss. When we started with chickens we bought 3 chicks. Our orpington ended up being a boy, and went to a farm. Then we had 2 hens until the next spring when we got 3 more chicks. If you...

It seems like dosing my ladies was what at least one of them needed. I got my first egg in three weeks yesterday. It might just be coincidence, and not the meds, but I'm happy.

I still don't know, Maah! It's possible that she's laying a pinkish egg, but that's also our Australorp's shade. They really slowed down about 6 weeks ago, and then no eggs at all for 2.5 weeks. I'm in the "no light" camp. If it's the natural light decrease, I'm fine. I just dosed as a...

We've had no eggs for 2.5 weeks from our 5 hens. Today I dosed them all with ivermectin just in case parasites are causing a halt in eggs. They look healthy, are acting normal... we'll see. *If* that's the cause, does anyone have an idea of when we might see an egg again? A few days? Weeks?

Raz, your story is getting oddly close to Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert from Les Miserables. That OO is obsessed! I'm sorry you were injured, and hope you're in better shape (physically, and legally) soon.

2/5 of my ladies are broody. Their hormones sure have a weird calendar. We have another who is going through a rough molt. Add into the mix an EE who hasn't started laying yet and the decreasing sunlight, and our egg production is way down.

I'm considering bringing our d'uccle in for therapy sessions with one of my clients. I don't think there's a certifying body for therapy chickens, but I'd be okay with unofficial. :)