Recent content by anoki

Thanks everyone... as usual you guys rock! I guess I'll have to see if I can get the extra $$$ back for a green layer that lays brown! :-) She's healthy and beautiful so what can you do.

I hope this finds you all well. So the girls have started laying but I have two observations that, I think I may know the answer for but want to be sure. 1) the hens are just 18 or 19 weeks old and we've received 3 eggs in two days which is pretty good I think. These eggs are however very...

I hope this finds you all well. I've got another question I'd like to run by you so I can pick your brain. We've extended the area in which we are allowing our chickens to free range and it includes a number of fig trees. The ladies seem very taken by the fig leaves but I have now heard that...

Thanks FG101... Oyster Shell supplment is a great idea I didn't even consider.

So our 12 week old seems to have chipped her beak today. It doesn't look bad, she's not complaining nor is there blood (that we can see). She was free ranging today so Lord knows how it happened. I've attached some pictures. Is there any reason for concern or, since I am new to this, am I...

I actually ordered from ebay last week as they were the most reasonably priced that coudl deliver relatively quickly. Good luck.

NYC suburbs yes. and thanks for the welcome to active participation :)

Actually joined here about 10 years back and although I thought I put in an intro, it seems I didn't so, since I FINALLY took the plunge yesterday, I thought it was a good time to re-introduce myself. City guy with a country soul who grew up in the NYC burbs but traveled to family in Southern...

Mark, I know you posted this a while back but if you still have those plans can you email me a set to [email protected] or just send it here. Thanks mate.

... Created this account a number of years back but then had to abandon the idea of my flock so have not been very active. Well we can run but we can't hide so, I'm back. I remember a number of you folks helping me out with a lot of questions when I was first here. Unfortunately I cannot find...

YOu folks are AWESOME!!! Thanks for all the helpful advice. I was going to wait to order but will try to get to it this week...that'll help me move on getting a coop (or someone to build one)! I haden't thought of keeping hte chicks a few weeks before giving them....good advice, they'll still...

I am planning to start keeping chickens, been researching for months and am ready to take the plunge. I figured although they will be mine I will present them to my nieces for Easter (no worries, I plan to raise them!). SinceI want specific breeds I thought it best to order on-line. I've...

You follks are awesome...all great information and advice. If I cull it down it seems that mice are the big issue and even those are controllable with regular cleaning and secure storage of food. I live in a suburb of NYC and know we have mice as they sometimes decide to overwinter in the...

So is it "inevitable" that I will have rodents once I get my hens? I've read that if you are diligent with cleaning (at least weekly) and don' tleave feed laying about there should be no issue. However others are telling me that "no matter what" the rodents will appear once I have the hens...