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I never thought of that, and thought just the opposite. Thank you for that advice. Yesterday I had a friend over that was raised around turkeys and chickens and when I mentioned how mean the tom was, he just scooped him up and held him for quite a while and walked around with him next to me...

Thanks for the advice. Yes, I might just have to wait for the little ones to mature and hope one is a Tom. I have a feeling this guy wasn't very socialized with humans. The person we bought him from just said he was getting out of turkeys, and he had a huge set up with birds ranging from tiny...

We bought a pair of adult approximately 1 year old Bourbon Red turkeys while we are waiting for our little bourbon red poults to grow. One is a Tom and the other hen. We have them in a pen and the poults are in the barn to grow as they are only a few weeks old. The Tom non-stop struts and...

Just received a violation notice that states that I need to get rid of my tiny flock of chickens within 10 days. (Scroll to bottom to see ordinance). I have had them for over a year and a half now, going on 2 years, and we haven't had one complaint from the neighbors at all, they even seemed to...

Good to know. I guess I am just paranoid as I saw it striking at her and it was on the larger side. We also have eastern rattlesnakes- we rarely see them, but once in a while we find one and usually let it go on its way, so when I saw a snake striking from a distance, I was thinking the worst...

Although I am under the belief that garter snakes are pretty harmless to chickens, we get some that are about 2 1/2 - 3 foot long as I live near a lake and woods. This morning I heard my 4 chickens squawking their heads off. I ran out of the house to see my Jersey Giant tussling with a pretty...

I had someone give me a light Brahma along with a black Jersey Giant. I have nicknamed the Brahma Big Bertha as she is huge and is about 11 lbs. I was told she was 1 1/2 years old. She doesn't lay all that much- maybe 2-3 eggs a week, but she is a big fluff butt and the only chicken my daughter...

Thanks-I'll check out some of the worming information. She's just a big bird physically and has an appetite to match. Yeah, it is weird she only goes for the one girl's eggs and leaves the others alone. It's why I posted as she doesn't bother any of the other eggs. Featherfoot (Brahma) even...

I haven't seen any worms in their poops, and hers in particular is greenish/brownish with a white cap and extra-large in size as this bird is huge, I'll have to get a pic up of her sometime when I get the chance. Her poops look just like this picture from The Chicken Chick's website with the...

Thanks for the suggestions. The person I got her from said she was downsizing her flock. I just happened to be in the feed store buying layer feed and we struck up a friendly chicken conversation. She had a small farm and a lot of different chickens. She said she wanted to get rid of the...

I started out with two chickens, and by the grace of chicken gods (or devils), was gifted a full grown Light Brahma (hen-about 1 1/2 years old) and Jersey Giant (pullet- 7 months old). I quarantined them first (the Brahma had scaly leg mites so I treated her and the Jersey together) and then...

I think they figure most of the stuff out on their own, along with a little human guidance if you want them to do certain things. I never had chickens before and bought mine as chicks. To get them to figure out the coop was home I had to keep them in there a few days and nights, since they kept...

I'm in Michigan, and the eight compartment cartons all come from Vande Bunte's egg farm- I've never seen any other company use the 8 carton other than them at the store. It's a long shot, but maybe contact someone from that company and see where they get their cartons from or if they would be...

When I used to buy eggs from the store, I would buy the 8 egg cartons (only 3 of us to feed, and the little one never liked "bland" store bought eggs unless I doused them in cheese). Since we've had chickens, the little one loves the fresh eggs, btw. I've saved a bunch of the store bought 8...

I'm new to all this chicken stuff, but maybe the "furry" look of the Ugg type boots made him think your feet were predators like a raccoon, cat or dog. Feet and legs also usually look much bigger in those types of boots, so he may just be reacting to protect his flock, especially if he normally...

That's too bad. I think all chickens have their own individual personalities, and with the EE, I guess it would depend on what breed they are mixed with as far as being more tame or wild. My two EE are very docile, come up to me for treats and petting, and although my one was skittish at...

Informative article, although for supplemental calcium I feed my girls crushed eggshell and have not yet developed a problem with them eating eggs. I crush the shells pretty small, so they don't resemble an egg at all. Maybe they will eventually try to eat their own eggs, but my thoughts are...

Mine started laying right around 21 weeks, but I think it just depends on the birds. Right before they started to lay, I noticed their combs became really bright red and my first layer started making all sorts of noises that she didn't do before. A couple days after that, she started to lay, and...

Sorry for your loss, Spitzboyz. That is so sad. My other girl laid her first egg today, but I am worried because it looks like the point of the tip was covered in some blood- the egg was kind of oblong with more of a point to it. I noticed she was sitting in the nest box a few times yesterday...

Thanks Monstro! Cass isn't all that far from me at all so I'll keep you in mind :)