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I conveniently dismissed mites as a non-Alaska issue. I had a limpish Amaracauna (pure), but I figured it was not a good breed for our very cold weather. I have two lights in our insulated coop and all others are active and well. This bird was near death today so I brought her inside only to...

Hi there, forgive me for being tired but I have to ask while the details are fresh. I have a 7 mo Chantecleur layer who stayed in the nest all day long. She looked like she was laboring tonight (she was sleeping, actually) so I had to check her underside before bed, nothing was unusual there so...

So I have to be frugal when it comes to chicken coop maintenance and I haven't been able to buy a timer, UNTIL yesterday!! I found an indoor/outdoor Christmas decoration TIMER for $15. It has two channels so my husband connected it to our light and it works!! We bought ours at Fred Meyer, only...

A friend gave me a few birds to replenish after my loss this fall. I thought "she" was recovering from a molt but I think she's a he. Do you?

So I searched for the infertile/fertile egg photo thread and found it, which is a great resource. I still can't tell if this is a fertile egg, I ask because none of the other yolks looked like it. If I have any males, it would be a great surprise and they're only 10+ weeks old. Here's the yolk...

I've been waiting for-EVER!! for this day! Her hatch day was March 6 from Pandora, and she's a LB/EE hen! Wind Egg:

I'm thinking over my Springtime decision to get chickens for the first time back in April. I found out a neighbor had a dog team and another had a horse so I figured a few hens would go well under the radar...I thought six would be great! So I got 12 thinking some roosters may be in the...

So I read a post the other day stating that the white milky dot inside a yolk means that it's a fertile egg. I have had my hens since April 19th, that's the last time they were around a rooster. However, with this new knowledge, I cracked an egg yesterday to find the white milky dot in the yolk...

My hubby wants his garage back so he and my oldest son put it together tonight (yep, this is 7-8 pm in Alaska). Garage sale chain link+used old military doors=Happy hubby and happy chicks. There are 12 chicks in it, about 5x5'. He didn't laugh when I said I'd go get more chicks now...I wonder...

I separated an Ameracauna chick today because it had a bleeding tail feather. She got a bath, feathers blown out, and complains if I put her in the tote alone. She's been on my shoulder and fluffing my hair for a few hours now! I'm officially in love and a prisoner! I may not be able to cook or...

Tonight we noticed that two of our Buff Orp chicks, about 3-4 weeks old, have a protruding line down the very middle of their backs. It looks like a swollen blood vessel but it's not pronounced. They're as active as ever but they consistently tip/bury water and food containers so they're thirsty...

So I've lost almost 20 birds, mostly chicks, to some mysterious huskies but chased them and found their home last night and had a serious talking to with their owners. The good news is he's reimbursed us but the bad news is that he says they get through everything, even chain link. And even a...

She's louder than anything I've ever come across with feathers!! The hubby is gonna tape her beak and send her to the garage if we don't watch our backs.

I'm not sure what to do with my 1 yo Jersey Giant/Amer. layer. She has a 1-inch wound to her back from a dog attack yesterday. I've decided not to touch it or do anything so that it might scab. But it doesn't look like she can close her mouth all the way. She drinks a lot of water but I haven't...

Masscre! My guy removed the bodies of some of my 12 chickens this morning, I am devastated. Something got 'em and they're right up against my house and next to the deck. Whatever it was moved a wooden block and dug underneath. My beautiful teens were 2 months old. I've got the big girls but no...

I am very curious about gender, breed would be lovely but I'm satisfied just knowing who the boys are at this point. Thank you! #1 Slightly aggressive #2 #3 Also slightly aggressive #4 Least Aggressive, last to go to food #5 #6 #7 8-week-old Brahma, feathered out funky with webbed...

This is a photo of my partially completed 8x8 coop in Alaska. It needs to be insulated, including a vapor barrier, and nest boxes need to be made. Here is a photo of the run, I have 8 Jersey Giant/Ameracauna 1yo layers that I recently bought.

I thought I'd share the teen coop, it's 5x5 and will be temporary quarters until they're big enough to live with the 1 yo layers. 3 Brahmas, 3 Buffs, and 6 bantys.

Hi everyone, I've been an obsessed student to this valuable forum for a week now and I was going to wait before posting photos because I think my bantys might be too young (4 weeks on Friday). However!! I am buying 8 Araucana/Jersey laying hens (1 yo) and will soon have two groups to raise...

Hi everyone, I've been an obsessed student to this valuable forum for a week now and I was going to wait before posting photos because I think my bantys might be too young (4 weeks on Friday). However!! I am buying 8 Araucana/Jersey laying hens (1 yo) and will soon have two groups to raise...