I get green, blue, various shades of brown, white and a pinkish color. I have one that lays a chocolate colored egg. She is a blue wheaten marans. They are so pretty in the carton togethed :)
Cash is a busy body. We frequently find him on the roof or at the top of the trees by the house. He...
This is our rescue cat, Cash. I found him in some bushes at our bank last August when he was just a tiny kitten. He has been raised around the chickens. I suppose he is trying to "hatch" something in there between the two hens. I found him in there this afternoon when I went to check for...
So sad about that mare.... People never cease to amaze me. As an equine cruelty investigator, I have seen way too much of that sort of thing. It is extremely expensive to bring a horse back when they have lost so much weight. Most people cannot afford to do it properly and horses don't...
They are really, really fancy looking chickens as adults. The lady I got them from called me today in regards to the two that died. I think I should have added some sugar to their water. They DO have electrolytes in their water now. The four that are left seem to be very hearty and vigorous...
OK - here are some pics of my newest little ones :) They hatched last Wednesday. They are just the cutest little things. They are mille fleur d'uccle. There are 6 of them but one of them is acting kind of odd this afternoon....gave it some electrolytes with the eye dropper and put some food...
MB - so glad you are alright! Hope you are starting to dig out from all that snow. Been thinking about you all....and all those who have been slammed with that storm.
Our nesting boxes are those metal type that attach to the wall - they have a pretty deep lip on them so the shavings or hay...
Wow! We drive right through Foscoe on our way to our place in Banner Elk!! So, I know right where that is. Maybe we could meet sometime. Stokesdale is our closest little grocery store - maybe 5 miles. Wish we had a 2hr delay on a Friday - you don't have to make those late days up like you...
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Hey Brooster! I just saw that you are in NW North Carolina! I am in Forsyth County in a little town called Belews Creek. We just got a deluge of rain last night to it was muddy doing chicken chores this morning. I had 6 little mille fleur d'uccles hatch (out of a batch of 7 eggs I...