Recent content by buchfan

  1. buchfan

    what do you all do to keep your birds from being too bored all winter?what do you feed for treats?

    I agree with you. 50 degrees is far too warm. Last winter was our first winter without chickens, and after lots of research on BYC I decide not to heat my coop at all. I read that if you have a power outage, and your heat lamps turn off in the middle of the night, your chickens won't be used to...
  2. buchfan

    Chickens 101

    -A chicken uses its beak to explore new things. This means that they will peck at your shirt, try to eat the bedding, and even try to eat a scab that's on your knee. Gross and painful. -If you want to be able to pick your chickens up and pet them, you have to start doing so right away and on a...
  3. buchfan

    Ended 12 Million Posts Contest - Guess the DAY & HOUR & Win!!!

    12/30/13 3:00 PM
  4. buchfan

    Special Treats!!

    I've wondered the same thing. We have little ones that grow all over our lawn in the spring. My chickens go crazy for them, and I usually let them eat it, but I still worry a little. I have never noticed any problems after they've eaten them though.
  5. buchfan

    Special Treats!!

    My chickens always get our watermelon and cantaloupe rinds, and they actually eat through the rinds! There are always holes in them! They also really like seeds from cantaloupes and bell peppers.
  6. buchfan

    Red Stars and Black Stars

    I have two red stars and two black that 7-8 months old, and there is no difference in egg laying performance, all 4 of them are very reliable layers. The only difference is that my black stars lay tan colored eggs and my red stars lay medium brown eggs.
  7. buchfan

    How to Keep Chickens From being Bored

    that's funny! I have got to try showing them my hens a mirror now to see what their reaction is!
  8. buchfan

    19 and a half weeks old and still no eggs :( egg countdown anyone??

    Don't worry! Two of my Stars just started laying last week and they were about 20 weeks old. I have been getting an egg from each of them every day since!
  9.

    • buchfan
    • Media item
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Default
  10.

    • buchfan
    • Media item
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Default
  11. buchfan

    Bay Area newbie needs advice on breeds

    I have 4 Stars, and the are great layers and pets. If you spend time with them they will sit on your lap and they will tolerate you holding them. The love to forage and we let them out of their run into our yard that isn't fenced in and they have never tried to run out our yard. They are also...
  12. Default

    Default

    • buchfan
    • Album
    • Comments: 0
See more
Back
Top Bottom