I know how you feel. Last Wednesday "something" killed my rooster that was given to me about 3 weeks ago & my little Mille Fleur d'uccle Gertie.
It had been raining that day & when I got home from work, my hens were soaking wet & loving every minute of it. I got a towel & dried them off a...
My babies shipped on 4/27 from the New Mexico hatchery from Welp. I got them the 29th. All were doing well, but I lost one overnight for some reason. I actually got 3 extra Red Sexlinks & that was one that I lost.
I had trouble with my first batch 2 years ago with one not drinking the...
I live in Nothwestern Wisconsin just South of Eau Claire on 11-1/2 acres.
I have 2 cats, 1 dog, 2 Parakeets, 8 Banty hens & I just found out that my new baby chicks are shipping today from New Mexico! I am told they will be delivered to my P.O. either Wed. or Thurs.
My boss (at my real job)...
I have been reading the FAQ's for 2 years now since I had gotten my first hens. I was told (1) was an Americauna, but she never layed anything but brown eggs, so I really don't know what she was. Gertrude was killed in March 2008 by what we suspect was a skunk. Maisy & Daisy dies from other...