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we had a really really hot summer here in new orleans this year. all 4 of my girls stopped laying all together and havent started either. its been 5 or so months now...any idea whats wrong? what can i do? thanks, shaun

havent been on in a long time...how yall been? i miss yall!!!

she just lays on her side trying to get to her food by scooting. i picked her up and she wobbled to her food, layed on her side and began eating. shes definately in pain. here are the pics. i know they are not too clear. but it is blisters on her feet. i squeezed one and pus came out and she...

im looking fo a couple new hens and a bout a dozen or 2 meat birds. any1 close to me? im actually in laplace, which is 15-20 min away from new orleans. thanks, shaun

im curious what kind of birds we buy in the store. i wanted to get a couple dozen to raise and put in the freezer. thanks, shaun

do i have to refrigerate them for a few days or a week to let rigor set out? even after i boiled it for gumbo, it wa still tough as all ****. the birds were only about a yr old. any suggestions? thanks, shaun *edited word*

hey yall! long time since ive been here. i have 8 chickens now. but my dark brahma, which is 1 of the 4 i had first purchased, is laying on eggs, pooing and sleeping in the nest box, and isnt laying. i know what i have to do...just wanted to hear from yall to back up my judgement. i thought it...

im wanting to move my hen house to the opposite side of my yard b/c my neighbor doesnt like it so close to his backyard...understandable. but its like 5-7ft away from my citrus trees. will all the fresh crap kill em'? thanks, shaun

i came home for lunch and my lil boy grabbed me 2 show me dis! she had laid an egg right in da trap as i was goin to get da pliers!

i go the water about to boil...how long??submerge it completely? thanks, shaun

around here they place 3 chickens in different areas and draw blood weely to check for nile n other viruses. all are about 8 months old or so and laying. sadly i cant keep em all b/c my coop and run isnt big enough for 11 chickens. 1 of them is real mean and eats feathers off the other ones, so...

my kid had soccer practie 2day till 6:30pm...so when we got home, it was getting dark and all the chickens were on their roosts...i grabbed a cupful of scratch, did the signature call for when i have food, and my three youngest girls came out. i opened the coop and all three came out to see what...

my roosters crow starts right, but the ending is not being done or done like he has a soar throat or something. also it isnt nearly as loud as it used to be. hes a black tailed japanese bantam, and is about 20-26 months old...any ideas what wrong? thanks in advance, shaun p.s. feels good to be...

i put the chicks in at 16-18wks old with my 7-8lb aurecana and a 12-13lb dark brahma. the last time i put the chicks in at 16-17wks this happened: http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/da-cajun-angla/?start=40 they r now between 21-22wks old and darn near full grown. i put 2 of them (the 2...

I PUT MY 6WK OLD PULLETS INTO THE COOP LAST NIGHT...TE CAGE I HAVE THEM IN WAS GETTING TOO SMALL. I READ ON HERE THAT I COULD PUT THEM IN AT NIGHT...I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE KEPT A CLOSE EYE ON THEM:(...I FEEL LIKE SH!T...I KNOW ITS MY FAULT...I JUST REALLY DIDNT THINK THEY WOULD BE SO...

i put the chicks in the run with the girls last weekend. i have 1 dark brahma, 1 ee, 1 jap black tailed bantam rooster. had no prob's with the rooster, but the ee started growling and pecking at them...never heard a hen growl b4...lol...so i put the ee back in the coop, closed it, and then at...

im kinda confused...i bought chicken grower...im pretty sure its the same thing as crumble...my chicks are about 10wks old...am i feeding them the right thing still? when do i give them something more pellet sized....their getting big fast...just wanna make sure they are getting the right...

i fed them some strawberries on a styrofoam plate and when i came back out, they cosumed a good half or more of it...i know it can block them up...so im worried....any1 ever had this happen?

i want to let my chickens roam the backyard, but im worried that they will eat dog poop...should i worry? thanks, shaun

i have 1 bantam rooster, 1 dark brahma, and a ee...my chicks are about 8 weeks old...how long should i wait b4 introducing them? thanks, shaun