Recent content by aardi

Hi. I haven't had much luck with those saddles either. I started making a few on my own, I now have a jacket with a Velcro design (adjustable on the front) that has been working much better. We call it the frock. You can see it on Buffy (on my profile picture here). I made a few extra for my...

Our chickens are pets who pay rent (rent being eggs). That being said, they still are pets, we wouldn't eat them. In fact we have a polish hen who becomes egg bound and I would be happy if she never laid another egg (she's our top hen). They bring a lot of joy to our lives and keep the bugs...

Found chicken! Driving home last night I saw a chicken walking on the side of the freeway. On 5-99 between Seattle and Tukwila. I stopped and with the help of a trucker I was able to catch him. He looks like a modern game cockerel. Anyone missing one? And if not missing want one?

Thanks! I'll do that. He's a nice little guy and seems used to people. Granted in talking with the lady next door (who also has chickens) she seems to think that this breed is what they use for fighting around the NW. That makes me sad, so I'll be checking into anyone who claims him before I let...

Driving home last night I saw a chicken walking on the side of the freeway. I stopped and with the help of a trucker I was able to catch him. He looks like a modern game cockerel. Anyone missing one? And if not missing want one?

Anyone?...

Well another day another shell-less egg… but yesterday I didn’t get there in time and the chickens started eating it… This concerns me as I don’t want them to become egg-eaters… It’s been just about a week with soft and shell-less eggs. Thoughts? Ideas? I’m still considering crushing up some...

OK, some help here please. We have a 17 week old EE (Bella) who’s started to lay last week. She started laying on chic crumble (shells very thin), I quickly switched it to layer feed with oyster shells. She (and all) have access to free eat oyster shells in addition to the feed. They have...

Ok, turns out to be the EE. See update on other post . Post updated with pic of egg and chicken.

Totally a roo. here is a pic of my 4 month old and he just started to crow yesterday. Any chance you live in WA? your roo and mine look like brothers! Can you keep a roo?

Ok, turns out that it was the EE Bella. She laid another egg today (26 hours after the first). The second one’s shell was really soft a bit bigger, even double yoked. I’m picking up some layer feed tomorrow and some oyster shell so hopefully that will fix that. Pic(s) attached. So now for a...

It's our first egg so we're really happy, we just don't know who laid it... Everything that I've read on the EE's say that they more commonly lay at about 6 months rather than 4 months. I guess it might have been Bubble (the polish) but it still seems really early to be laying... right?

I hope so, as now I'm really wondering if I need to change Vlad's name back to Vera... posted this to behavior and egg laying to see what they say...

Really? Okay a few weeks ago I posted some pic(s) of my Silkie (at the time she was Vera) to get everyone’s opinions as I thought she might be a he. So I got about 12 replies all saying roo. Ok, so I went with it. So then Vera turned into Victor then decided that wouldn’t fly so changed it...

Really? Okay a few weeks ago I posted some pic(s) of my Silkie (at the time she was Vera) to get everyone’s opinions as I thought she might be a he. So I got about 12 replies all saying roo. Ok, so I went with it. So then Vera turned into Victor then decided that wouldn’t fly so changed it...