Hi in Hemet! The oldest are just now only 21 weeks. Only 1 is even squatting. I'm just laughing at myself for being so anxious. This is my first year having my own BYC's. The little buggars have made themselves right at home here. A month ago, I was a month off on purchase date, so I've been...
Thank you from Riverside! Enjoy? HA! My spoiled feathered freeloaders have yet to give me one egg! They're lawn ornaments that poop, dust bath, eat my garden veggies and watermelon, demand cold water and meal worms. i'm so kidding! I love my girls. So entertaining. Feather therapy to watch...
Nice fortress! Yes, they love the little house. It was supposed to be my coop on stilts. I did this chicken thing "bass-ackwards". Got 6 chickens first (sounded like a good max for eggs) then started planning a coop. Got 9 MORE chickens cause I saw really cute ones in the catalogs! Hubby is a...
You are so sweet! TY for getting back to @Mortisha1010 Such a great story about growing up with chickens. What happened with the coyotes? That's horrible! Did they just show up? What did you do different to the coop? They walk my fence here and are brazen. They usually stalk in two's, but I...
Welcome! I'm in Riverside. There is a thread you might find useful for keeping chickens in Ridgecrest, I'll post the link. @magdelaine lives in Inyokern, maybe check with her for sources and advice. She has been very helpful to me...
Right? I got some 'splainin' to do! I think they would be happier with a cozier "coop", but it is what it is. Mutt Farm gone rogue. I bought 3 BO chicks, manageable. Started looking at cheap cute coops. Dad (83, old farmer) brought 3 EE.s. K. Looking at cheap bigger coops. Then, dad asked me to...
Need more education...what is POL? Here's my area. They're free to roam for a couple hrs in the evening right now. Let me know if one would be happy here?
Barn stall as coop
Outdoor run.
This is all I have till honey finishes other do's.
LOL on chicken sampler. Just looked them up. Pretty chicken. Need one, but don't want to set up again for 1 baby. My oldest are right at 5 mos, youngest are 9 weeks. It says they are great foragers...do they need to range? Not much to range on here...other than dirt. Doggone drought. I only let...
@Miss Dottie and @sol2go Thank you for the great info! Amy, I'm in Woodcrest, would love to see your birds! So beautiful! The lawn art is stunning to me! I want one! I have 3 Buff O's, and 3 EE's I got from the feed store. Then I went NUTS in the catalogs! I added 1 Lavender Orph, 1 Bl...
solo2go? Are you Amy? I'm trying hard to keep up with you and Miss Dottie! Beautiful birds and eggs, learning so much! Loosing track of who has what, who posts what but thank you both! Who has the stunning girl that is a lawn ornament? What breed is that? I'd sure love to add one to my flock...
Hi Miss Dottie, your eggs and hen are beautiful! I'm a new chicken keeper in Woodcrest. Can you tell me what FCBM and BLRW mean? I'm closely following your posts with sol2go to learn. Fascinating.
She's an old Ouarterhorse mare, I've had her since she was 2. She's in great health, but I worry when it's hot. She likes the cool H20 when I drop a block of ice in. I couldn't believe the silly chickens on the ice!
Yes it is sol2go! Several weeks ago the temps suddenly spiked to 108! I was worried! I bought block ice for the chickens and for my horse's water (she's 28). I expected the chickens to drink the cold water as it melted, but didn't expect them to lay on top of the ice! They loved it! Now I freeze...
Howdy! I'm in Riverside. 15 egg layers on my little farm. I became a FAST expert on keeping chickens cool! Should be easier where you are. Not as hot or cold. I'm having a ball! No eggs yet, but who knew chickens had a personality?! Eggs are $5. /dz now. Feeling pretty smart! Holler if you need...