Recent content by gingerchopper

Thank you. I think I knew the answer to this, but it’s just nice to have your thoughts reinforced sometimes. I do suspect they caught and killed the blackbird, perhaps more worryingly. Several have been around the feeder lately, and really upsetting the chickens. I should perhaps be more worried...

I think I was just wierded out by the almost cannibalism of it! Though, if there was any issue, I assume they would be sick themselves? I dread to think what the6 eat when 8 am not looking!

OK. So went into the garden yesterday and saw my chickens eating a backbird which I figure either they or a cat killed. I am aware that they are obviously carnivores, ( have witnessed one swallow a whole mouse a few years back) but, feel a little worried about the eggs. If the bird had anything...

We called our chick Nugget, as it is just a little bit of chicken. : ) Our ither girls are noodle, benedicta, ruby and jalfreizi.

It is a new zealand brand.... different regulations over here I imagine. Decided im going to bite the bullet. Chick is 4 weeks old and my reading suggests the chick crumb till 6 weeks. I will try and see if I can isolate him/her to feed but if not, let the flock eat it and withhold eggs until I...

I am pretty pipped about this. The feed company I got this from noted what the monensin was but not that if layers ate it eggs would need to be withheld. Horses and dogs yes. I think we have eaten probably about 10-12 eggs as a family over 3 weeks, which probably wont kill us, but my 21/2 and 5...

Food contains monensin, rate of 100mg per kg....

We have a 4 week old chick who is free ranging with our flock of 4. The chick is being fed a medicated crumb, problem being I am having being that the others are getting to it and I cannot isolate the chick or food with any ease. The others are free ranging and eating pellets too, and we have...

One of my chickens is sitting on 6 fertile eggs, for now 13 days. One of the eggs broke and she discarded the shell, but the other eggs are now covered with stuff and a bit smelly. I understand the bloom will protect them in part, but will, they likeley be okay? Should i move them to a new...

Infertile eggs. I figured I'd have to move her, at this stage it just seems mean, but coming into winter here in NZ and i Could loose a chicken as where she is is quite exposed. Not excited about it as she is vicious- when she is broody she pecks people and chases the kids! Where can I rent...

Hello. Newbie question We have 5 chucks and recently did some work on our property that opened up new spaces and opportunities for the chickens to investigate. One chuck, Benedicta went missing for 5 days only to turn up mornings and eat, drink and go again. Thought she was jumping the fence...