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This week we harvested the concord grapes in our backyard, and I left most of the ones that were a pain to get to. Partly because there were already more than we needed, and partly because I like watching the little swallows and other little birds who show up to finish them off in the fall...

Loving the name too! Thanks all! I just hope she doesn't end up being as unbelievably loud as the Rhode Islands my brother had a few years ago. Those ladies drove me NUTS.

I hatched this (probably) girl about 5 weeks ago under a broody hen. She's one of 4 that hatched from 11 eggs from the farmers market (which were refrigerated, which is why the "grocery store"). I know she hatched from a blue egg, so she's part easter egger. There's apparently a small chance...

I used to have lemon balm in my backyard. The chickens ate it all, and they're still alive and kickin, so it would appear to be safe. I have loads of oregano taking over my garden and have given it to my hens, but they have no interest. I presume it's safe, they've taken a few bites, but we have...

Thank you for this! I had a chick with this same problem last year, all I could find was wry neck. It seemed close and was all I could find, so I ran with it and treated her with vitamin E and selenium. She stopped having problems after 2 or 3 days and has been perfectly healthy since. From what...

Mine all did that at around 3-4 months old. I've got a wyandotte who's been honking for about a week, she's just short of 4 months old. I presume it's just their little chicken voices changing, and the honking is the intermediary between the peeps and the clucks.

Oh look a few questions I can answer! I don't know what age a hen must be in order to brood, but I would guess past when they start laying eggs. There doesn't need to be a rooster. I've got a broody Australorp right now who hasn't ever seen a rooster in her life. She needs to sit on fertilized...