Recent content by Anchises85

No mites. Can't figure it out but they are back up to about 4 a day. Maybe they were just adjusting to the heat?

Thanks for the tips. No signs of broodiness or egg eating. I doubt something is getting into the nesting boxes. I'm going to keep an eye for potential stressors and check for parasites.

My 7 chickens who hatched out last May came of age just as our days got shorter, and none of them layed eggs through the winter. We were thrilled this spring when they started laying. We were getting 5-7 eggs a day. Suddenly, last week that dropped to 1-2. I haven't made any changes to their...

I will look into a light on a timer. I had been thinking about that, but I thought the shorter days would just mean less frequent eggs, as opposed to no eggs. I have tried locking them down in the coop and run for a few days to make sure they weren't hiding them in the yard. No luck. Haven't...

This is my first go with a flock of backyard chickens. They will be 28 weeks on Monday (posting this on fri). So far have not seen a single egg yet. They all look very healthy and are on a layer formula feed. I have the following breeds: 2 Brahmas 1 barred rock 1 GLW 1 Red Star 1 EE 1 Ancona 1...

Sorry. Already found him a new home. Thanks though.

Thanks to everyone who responded. I ended up picking one dark and one light. The light were really hard to sex. Ended up making the most educated guess we could based on the size and redness of the comb and waddles relative to the others. Here is a pic of our new additions:

This weekend I am going to look at some light and dark brahmas to add to my flock. I only want hens but these will not be sexed. They are 9-10 weeks old so I am hoping I will be able to tell cockerels from pullets. Can anyone offer tips on what to look for when I pick the birds?

Thanks! I actually just got a call from a friend of a friend who as luck would have it is looking for an easter egger. They have a small farm in nky so happy ending! We are in Linwood. We got our first batch of chickens this past spring.

Hello fellow cincinnatian! I also live in the city and need to rehome my easter egger too. Did you have any success finding a home for your boy? I am looking for ideas to avoid the soup pot solution.

I am looking to rehome our 9 week old easter egger rooster. I bought him straight run and our muni does not allow roosters. He has been handled since he was a chick and is good with people. Very healthy and handsome. He has a pea comb so chances are he carries the blue egg gene. Very handsome...

I have enjoyed reading through this thread! We are on our first flock if backyard chickens and accepted one Ancona as a last minute substitution. I was just looking for a unique but productive layer. Boy am I glad we got one because at 9 weeks she is quickly becoming my favorite (pic with my...

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I have posted a few times, but thought I would formally introduce myself. I live in a small neighborhood in the city of Cincinnati, and just started my first flock. My birds are all 9 weeks old now. I have an EE roo named Pete, and six hens: Poppy, EE Rose, "golden buff" from MPC...

Downloaded on a Google Nexus 4 running android 2.2. A bit buggy. I uploaded 7 photos, but three of them are gone. I agree the breed list is way too short (this seems like an easy thing to fix). I would like to see more tracking functions (feed, grit, oyster shell) to keep track of how fast my...