Recent content by BigChickHeart

Here's an update on Hope. She us almost normal now! She has a couple of wonky toes and is smaller than everyone else, but she gets around great. The other chick in these photos is a week younger than her.

It may take several days to make a simple card, but I just love it so much, that I can't give it up.

I bought two CornishX before I knew what they were. The growth rate is out of this world amazing! At the time, we weren't set up for processing. They both died from, I suspect, heart attacks at around 16 weeks. There is good news on my baby. I have been doing the cup trick where you make them...

I was afraid of this answer. I hope that it has an internal issue and will pass away soon. I just can't do it. It's kinda funny to watch. It will go around in circles like a one legged duck trying to swim.

I'm not sure where to start with this little guy or girl. First of all it was peeping, but the egg wasn't moving. It was stuck to the floor of the incubator. Then, I had to do an assisted hatch. I didn't fully help it out, but just loosened up its shell so he could get out when he was ready...

I guess the best way to get started is to answer the questions directly: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens on and off since I was 4 years old. This time around has been 6 years. My flock started with 10 and has ranged from 8 to 70ish (chicken...