Recent content by HalfPeddler

So far Dottie appears to be healthy and broody. Her comb wattle and eyes look fine and she is pooping regularly. Not eating much or drinking much water but she did that the last time she went broody. She is on day 3 of acting up, day 2 of solitary confinement. Last time, it took 4 days. My...

First I want to thank all of you for being here! You have no idea how much I've learned from this site. We've only had our chickens for about ten months and so far everything has been going great mostly due to the wealth of information I have found on this site. Our 10 month old Buff orp...

I came here to find out if raccoons can get to my chickens through the half inch hardware cloth that we just attached to the coop today. So glad I did, because we used staples! At about 11 under a hazy full moon, my husband and I were out there with a flashlight and power tools, attaching wood...

Hi, I finally created a byc account after lurking on and off for years while I geared up for getting started with chickens! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? BRAND NEW to chickens, was never even around them as a kid! We got 6 buff orpington chicks about a month...