Recent content by JavaFrannyEaster

I feel your pain. We have inside/outside critters (One dog and three cats with one of the cats being only an Inside cat and the other two prefer to be outside 98% of the time) and it's a pain. One thing to note: Topical doesn't always solve the issue with your pets. Most flea prevention for...

Thank you for the heads up! And yeah, me, too. But this is also one of the main people at the store that the managers use to help sort chicks when they come in, plus she was able to see them as they hatch. So hopefully all works out and she's a hen. We'll definitely introduce her when the other...

Glad that it made you laugh! Yeah, dogs can be kind of like that. I had a dog that we did the exact same thing for. But when they get older they can be kind of grouchy about it all. Like, "Oh no, not this again..." But I hope it still worked out for you!

Me and you both. But there does seem to be hope. Easter is starting to show some broody tendencies. I'm hoping that this may help in the long-run. When we talked to a vet about it even he said a chick may help her out with her clingy tendencies.

The main reason for this is because we've had EXTREMELY bad luck with buying adults. And it went beyond just the normal pecking order issue and letting them get used to people. In the long run we've had better luck getting chicks that we can verify are healthy and raising them by hand. For now...

Whew! Been quite busy so I'm sorry I couldn't reply back quick to anyone. But I truly do appreciate all of the advice given. I'll try to go down and answer as much as I can. I'm aware that a breed's general characteristics is not a guarantee that the chick itself will have these same...

Thanks for all the warm welcomes! I truly appreciate it and look forward to sharing in such a friendly community! =D

Yes, that's right. That is a silly title but it's essentially what I'm looking for right now. I have three chickens right now. Two are independent sex-links (Java and Franny) and one is a cuddly Easter Egger (Easter). Sadly, Easter's temperament is the problem we're having at the moment. We...

Hello, I'm fairly new to the backyard chicken flock club. Before making any purchases I was sure to do quite a bit of research, but research isn't the same as experience. I'm hoping I'll be able to find out more information from people with first-hand experiences! At the moment there's three...