Recent content by Gypsygirl

Hi, I was wondering if anybody could tell me who still sells Wyandotte chicks around here. I live in Fayetteville NC. I have Orpington chicken's already a and my oldest chicken died when she was 13 and a half year's old. I love my babies and just wanted to add some to mine. Thank you and I hope...

Good Morning Tesumph, the breed of chickens that I have are Orpingtons and I was told and even read up on this breed that they were very hardy birds. But since you are from NC too you know how hot it can get here. My barn is big enough for the chickens, Yes I have everything open doors and...

Hamian, thank you for your reply. I will do that with the ice. I didn't even think of that. That's a great idea. Since you are from TX you know how hot it can get. Thank you again for getting back to me so fast and thank you for your input which I am going to take this morning when I go out to...

Hi everyone. I'm here to bring some bad news. I live in NC and we are having so much heat.The humidity is super high and I already lost 2 of my chickens. Trust me I have done everything that you can think of. They have 3fans and I water down their run. Does anyone know what else I can do? I am...

Hi, my chickens have the same problem, no feathers on their necks, some are missing on their back's and on the butt area. Some have really red skin in those areas and have sores. I lost a chicken this weekend and she was only 1yr old. There are some that pick on the other ones. I have tried...

I had chickens that were 13 1/2 yrs. old. My last old bird died just a couple months ago. They become your family and it's hard to lose them when you had them since they were 1day old. I did get new ones, they are 1and 2 yrs old. It's fun having them and watching them play and do silly things. I...

Hi, last night I put my 3 most old chickens with my older birds. They are the same breed Orphingtons. My grown chickens are 1 yr old. Then I have. 2 old girls, they are 13 yrs old and they don't care about the young ones. I know there is a pecking order but can someone tell me when that is over...

Hi, I have 6 new Orphington, they are 1 mos. old and I was wondering how long I still have to keep the heating lamp on them. They are starting to fly, I have them in the house and I have 2 dogs. I don't want one of them to fly out and one of my dogs get a hold of them. This is not my first time...

Good Morning everybody. I have a new question, my baby Orpingtons are now outside for 2 wks. with my old chickens. I did separated them so they can see each other and everyday my young ones who are almost 10 wks. old are in with the old ones. My old chickens have not done anything to my young...

Thank you so much for your beautiful words. Yes I am sad but I know she had a great life and was loved by us so much. Our other chickens are spoiled rotten too. I love getting up in the morning to see my little babies. They knock on the barn door cause they want to come out. I love my chickens.

thank you so much. Yes they do feel like family. I know my chicks will love it.

yesterday morning when I went to my barn one of my Plymouth Rocks did not look good. She was 9 yes old. I told my husband that I think that I will loss her. Sure enough when I went to go and check on her 2 hrs later she was gone. She wasn't sick she just died of old age. Made me really sad cause...