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Thank you both so much for the quick advice. I'll keep her where she is then and keep her covered so the crate is dark (with food and water, of course) for a few days. Again, thank you!!!

Hi, I have a hen who I found this evening out sitting outside in the freezing cold on her outside roost, rather than in the coop. I'm in Colorado and we are experiencing sub-zero temps. I picked her up to put her in the coop with the 4 other hens and she had a partial egg (soft shell) frozen...

You need good stock to start with. With a good rich stock it is really easy to make soup. It tastes so much better than canned. Here's what I do-- I take a roasted chicken carcass (bones) that I have removed the meat from. I reserve most of the meat to add back in when it is soup. Meat...

Wow, Sounds to me like they have too much time on their hands if they are worried about chickens and bunnies. I posted a comment for you. I did not use the link, so they won't be able to trace it back here. I also posted a comment about the fact that they need to approve articles. That is...

I host a freezer meal club and this is one of the recipes we all really liked, even those who thought they wouldn't. It is from www.recipezaar.com If you search OAMC they will show you recipes specifically for freezing. By the way you are right about most potato dishes however you can freeze...

Mexican Chicken Rolls (Sunset Magazine) 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 8 ounces Monterey jack cheese with peppers Combine first six ingredients in a...

Hi Sonja, Sorry I did not respond sooner. Life got busy. Here are the answers to the questions you asked me. We got the styrofoam insulation at the Home Depot off of C-470 and Quincy. I would think all Home Depots would carry it. I did not take the chicken class but I did know about it...

Hi Sonja, I live near Morrison/Littleton and am new to chickens. We have 5 in our backyard in the suburbs. My husband recently finished our coop and run. We used the 1/2 inch 19 gauge hardware cloth on the sides and top of the run and in the coop window. We did not bury the hardware cloth...

Thanks petlove and gumpsgirl. I sure wish I could have reached the nest that the baby belonged in but it was high up. I really thought the mama was going to take care of the baby. She watched me while I was up in the tree from a pretty close distance and she was making a whole bunch of noise...

We had 2 baby Robins fall out of their nest during a thunderstorm. One was dead and one was alive. I looked online and they said if it was a "nestling", which I guess means little/not able to fly. The site told me the best thing to do was to take a plastic container with holes drilled for...

I had carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand (I am right handed) about 12 years ago. I don't remember the recovery being bad. I was back at school in a culinary lab class the next day. Although I could not participate. I was sore for a few days afterward and it was a pain to use only one...

Thanks all, I was freaking out thinking "great now the poor chickens won't be able to be in our yard". Sounds like it shouldn't be a problem then since it is nowhere near their coop and run.

posted this in another location too. Sorry but I am really wanting to know this and it doesn't really fit neatly in a subjuect. We have cedar mulch in our kids play area--Not in the coop or run. We are new chicken owners and I have read on the forum that cedar can be deadly to chickens. Ours...

Hi, We are new chicken owners and I am wondering about cedar mulch. It will not be in our coop or run, but it is in our kids play area in our yard. We live in the suburbs and have 5 chicks. I have been letting them out in the yard with me standing right there with them for a few minutes on...

"chickadeedoodah" is what you get when you ask your 9 year old daughter for a name!