Recent content by gessieviolet

yosemitesam, that is exactly what is happening. Usually I would have bought another bag of feed by now; under the new system there is at least 30lbs worth still in the bin! With the cost of feed, that is great new!

I have started to constant feed my 23 six month old mixed breed hens using a hopper dispenser that holds a 50 lb bag of pellets. When I was portioning out the feed each day I went through a 50 lb bag of feed in about a week. With 23 hens I figured that was about right; I had read that...

I decided to try constant feeding my mixed flock of 23 hens. Surprisingly, they eat very little pellets but feed constantly on the scratch mix. Maybe I should dole out the scratch on a day-to-day basis? Hens going on 7 months old, yet I am getting very few eggs with penned birds...

This is a photo of some of the girls asking to be allowed to run outside for a little while before roost time on a hot August day. These chickens are in a enclosed coop. Can't hide eggs. I did discover one hen who immediately began peeking eggs when she laid them (she's gone) No pet dogs...

I get the same color eggs (the same amount of each) each day. Seems a little too regular for co-incidence. I understand an egg laying cycle is appx 26 hours so it would seem I should get an irregular number of eggs if more were laying. The size of the eggs is steadily getting larger...

I have raised a group of Meyer Hatchery's Rainbow mix pullets. I knew because this is a mix of breeds some would lay earlier than others. Began getting eggs from small white hens at 4 1/2 months. Now at 6 1/2 months I am only getting eggs from 10 of 23 hens. I thought by now they all...

BooBear, unfortunately, it was this rooster that I managed to send to the great coop in the sky! I can't decide who to most disgusted with, myself or the woman who prompted me to do such a thoughtless and stupid thing!

As to variety I have no idea (they select and guarantee at least 5 different). I did get at least 8 different looking pullets. Only getting white and brown eggs so far. (8 yesterday, so I hope as the others lay color will come. Rex, the rooster, was a left over from a basically failed last...

After spending a small fortune attempting to hatch my own eggs to get some "rainbow colored" eggs I decided this year the less expensive way to go would be to order a rainbow mix of 25 pullets from Meyers. My big plan was to sell all but 8 hens when they reached the egg laying stage. That...

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Headed to the executioners block!! Bully Boy (our bantam rooster is one day from the executioners block. Everytime I go into the cage he attacks. For the 2nd time he has drawn blood thru pants leg!! That's it, I've had it!! Any body want a FREE bantam gladiator. Execution scheduled for...

Easter weekend my granddaughter wanted a chick for a pet. I discouraged her since she has no place to keep a chick , and I knew would loose interest; Grandpa lost the battle and "Cutie" was purchased a the flea market by DAD. I offered to keep Cutie (hoping she would be a hen) to save her...

Many of you have followed my blog about the brave little pharaoh quail that refused to be defeated despite several severely hurtful events. I can imagine that his departing taunt was "Look at me!!" but last evening he lost. http://l7641.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/look-at-me-look-at-me/

The storm last night took me back 40+ years to the days of my inexperience. http://l7641.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/rolling-thunder-happy-heart/

http://www.columbiasc.net/depts/city_council/downloads/02_17_2010_Agenda_Items/Ordinance_2009_106_Livestock.pdf