Recent content by Fuzzyclucks

I try not to let the chickens in - my parrots are loud and messy enough ;) I was sick once though, on a rather hot day. Because I was so ill, I had a roast chicken in the oven, (not one from home, ours are layers only) so that when hubby got home it would be easy to feed the kids in some way or...

Fascinating - learn something new every day! Thanks :)

Have to admit I was pretty horrified not to find an egg after yesterdays performance! She only slightly distracted me from my uni assignment...

I third the broody comment. I've only happen to one of my hens, and we set up the dog pen for her on the deck. A couple of days in there and she came right. Good luck :)

Love this thread! Feel quite reassured, this is the first time I've experienced a pullet with PMS and the behaviour is rather astounding!

Naw, they'd make a cute flock!

So to start I'm sure she is fine, I'm keeping a close eye on her! Molly is a mixed breed pullet who must be close to starting laying. She's letting out some cracker egg song type calls today, whilst sitting on the nest off and on. She looks well and I've seen her eat and drink so I'm presuming...

It wasn't the very first egg of our flock, but the very first egg from our banty I'll never forget....she gave it to me on my birthday :D

We live in a small country town with five chickens. Until recently we'd held off building up a flock because we thought we'd have to relocate after my husbands post-graduate studies. Found out we're good and steady! A chicken turned up on our driveway once. She was a black hen of some kind I...