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good idea about the dark time to defer laying eggs until she is much better. Yes this is good information to have since vent prolapse is another problem chickens develop along with crop impaction. Caring for animals teaches us many things. I especially loved learning how they sense our emotions...

If I were you I would post this on the thread on emergency help for diseases. sounds as if she might need a systemic antibiotic and or extra vitamins at least. So far you seem to be doing a brave job of caring for her. I never heard of anything like you describe.

Banaynaychicken Your second photgraph of the rose combed chicken is OUTSTANDING

BEAUTIFUL TO BEHOLD !

Are you able to post pictures. If your are serious pictures help with advertising. Personally I would like a rooster which is over two years old and is Naked Neck. I figure that an older rooster would crow less. ?????????

Made the egg,cheese, Hatch Chilie dish twice now and it is easy and delish ! Thank you whoever posted the recipe.

I wonder if a few drops of apple cider vinegar would be a deterrent for algae growth ?

thank you to Feather Pugs and Cyborg. I live up near Flagstaff but will check Wally's and Cosco until I make an infrequent trip to Phoenix

oh I like the idea of making individual servings. Now is I can find Hatch chillis

Well you upped me one on that !! Really would like some additional dashing single males around here also but I've given up on that wish ! Oh well !

Yes my egg production is increasing slowly since the days are just slightly longer already. But this beautiful young girl just started laying her pale blue eggs and they are not good. I have been trying to breed a special type, fibromelenotic, crested NN. Her mother was a Cream Legbar with a...

yup looks like a pretty rooster but the only place where an abundance of males is welcome is in the military ! ha

How lucky to have all those beautiful eggs. It is much too cold up here in Northern Lands, I get one egg a day maybe two.

Just like everything else, time span for molt varies. three months does seem long though. Try feeding additional protein, cooked eggs, meal worms and feeder bugs from feed store etc

A heavy wire top is necessary as many predators climb. This applies to your chicken run also. Consider that roadrunners and hawks swoop down and snatch anything thay want to eat. My run is covered in thick aviary netting and chain link. I have hear my flock making the loudest din and there on...

deserteggs22 I have had both Welsummers and Marans, my Welsummers had spots on the eggs and have more of a gloss. The Marans are good layers of dark reddish brown with a flat finish.

Ha Ha the person NEEDED to give one away. BTW I posted the feathersite link for those who are new to raising chickens. I bet the oldies already are aware of the site as a wonderful source of information and amusement

there are always a surprise, unique and colorful

My first source of learning about chicken breeds was the above link http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKPoultryPage.html and then I spent hours on BYC http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/ChickMixG/BRKMixed.html a fun page of feathersite and and then a link to more mixed breeds. (I...

Yes Welsummer was my first thought with the wrong colored feathered. A handsome mix. Welsummers chicks are striped. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wels/BRKWelsummers.html