Recent content by gallinamama

Never been to fifelake, We just bought a cottage near Gladwin michigan. It has been a year and a half now.. we are almost done on the inside... I have some painting to finish but I have to wait for my grandson to finish school first. I am sorry to hear about your husbands health...

Good morning all, Looks like another hot one in Michigan.. but we can't complain... others have had it much much worse. Thank you Opa and Hillybillyhen. I felt right at home here. I will continue to check in and say "Hey". You are so right Opa that some of us are real good at changing our...

Just wanted to post a huge Thank you to Opa, Tobin , missjenny, cruizer1, sillychicken, woodmort, suzieq53511, Hbuehler and many more who have been a tremendous help to me. I gave my chickens to my nice neighbors down the street and my son will get my coop...after I clean it out of course. I...

Wish I would of gotten this bit of info 10 days ago... I would of kept that fine rooster. But then again now he will win some ribbons... Quote:

Is this type of chicken (isa browns) inferior? I think that is my whole flock now with the exception of Burton (the one with the wound).. she is an Austrolop or whatever it is.. I got rid of the Rooster ,,,, another one... This one was a beauty... the man who took him enters competions and...

Quote: Thanks, I love my coop too! I wouldn't have it if it weren't for Jim Musson, the great guy who built it for me. If Burton is eating and drinking I don't think you should have to put her down. They seem to be pretty hardy and heal quickly, but I feel bad for her being all alone...

That is a great idea... probably would stop them from eating them... one thing about my chickens is they tend to change areas where they lay. Quote:

Hello Chickmate, I love your coop. It is really nice. Mine is an ongoing process as my husband is not really into helping me... he thinks I should just get rid of them and give the coop to my son for a storage shed... Actually when all this happened yesterday, It crossed my mind as well but...

Here is Burton with my makeshift wound dressing...I have some better stuff to put on tonight. the self sticking wrap might be better. and some neosporin too.

A bad thing happened last night... went out to feed and water the chickens and found one had a large wound in her back. I separated the birds, and dressed the wound... she is eating and drinking ...also posted on the illness board and got some real good advice. I have a man coming to pick up...

Thank you... do you think the local tractor supply will have it... that is where I get my feed from... Thank goodness I didn't listen to my sister iin law... she told me to put all the chickens in the coop and keep the rooster outside... Burton would of been dead by morning!! I was so mad at...

I didn't know you could feed cat food to chickens! for protien... I will try it.. what kind do you suggest? dry or moist? Quote:

Thank you all so much for the advice. I have just the one Rooster for 8 hens, I used to have 9 but the other one died. Just stopped eating. I am new at this and thought (stupid me) that she was sitting on an egg. After some one told me they are just a year old and too young to do that I took...

I feed my chickens a schmorgesborg of different foods... fruit, lettuce, meat, poultry feed, cracked corn, oystershells and grit. I feed them once a day and change the water. Am I feeding them the wrong things???