Recent content by anunusualwoman

what I need is my granddaughter the chicken whisperer.

one of my hens, Maxene, has a distended abdomen, what looks like swollen upper legs, and a lump under one eye. I just noticed the last two things when I was trying to get her to hold still so I could take a picture (I couldn't). my chickens aren't friendly and won't let me pick them up or get...

How can I tell if an egg is fertilized without breaking it open (which seems to defeat the purpose). I couldn't get in to the chicken coop for about a week because of frozen ground and a wonky door (I was still able to feed and water them because the door was stuck open a couple of inches) when...

is there something i can use instead of pine (or cedar) shavings? I have an allergic reaction to pine and a lesser extent to cedar.

It comes in several different firmnesses (Yeah, I'm not sure that was a real word). I use extra firm for sauteing and silken for smoothies.

i don't experience any stress from being a caregiver.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I used to have chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quail, and pheasants when I lived up by cadillac, michigan. However, I left that marriage and that state. I moved to fort wayne, indiana but didn't move out to the country until eight...