Recent content by JennT

It seems like there is a lot of technical talk over this type or that type. All I know is that we adopted 5 6wk old girls yesterday, 3 of which the lady said were Amaracauna, and I am in love. Once we finally got home, one seriously snuggled me. I think she was afraid, and seriously buried her...

We have a german shepherd mix named Sumaika. We recently lost our other German Shepherd, Riddick. We liked the uniqueness of their names.

Oh I am so sorry! We lost chicks recently and I know what you mean about them not being replaced. Hugs to you!

I am in Pennsylvania. I will check them out. Thanks! It looks as if for organic pellets I HAVE to order. I am not quite ready to make my own yet, as they are growing fast, but not outside free ranging yet.

I am fairly new, too. I gave mine a mix of carrot, celery, cucumber and bell pepper the night we got our chicks, who were about 1 week old. They loved me from day one lol! I put them in a kitchen Ninja to grind it up. I also put a little dirt and sand in their brooder for them to peck at, and...

For those who order or otherwise purchase organic feed, where do you like to go? Right now I order from Peaceful Valley because I order my seeds and plants from there. I am looking for a backup in case they are ever out or backordered. I know I can make my own, and I plan to, but I also want to...

I'm sorry, but that is not an answer to any of the questions I asked. 1) Our chicks were two weeks old. Training a dog takes longer than two weeks, especially concerning other animals. Since training our dog wasn't part of the question, I did not include that we were also training her for this...

Thanks. I was hoping that if it was going to happen, that it would be soon. She was fighting. Lesson learned.

Well I tried to feed her. She died.

I didn't think about the honey. Thank you. I will try that.

Yesterday we experienced the first loss. Our dog got out of the house and ran around back to where I had set the brooder for some fresh air while I cleaned. She wanted to 'play' with the chicks. She managed to get into it. By the time I made it outside, five were dead in the yard. I searched...

Now I'm interested. I got two of these from a local person. Hers are all mixed breeds. Mine are now 5 days old and already have bumpy combs, but the all black body with red face hasn't changed (one has a lighter colored chest).

To maximize them in the garden bed, I would age their compost and add it in. To keep cool, try keeping melon like cantaloupe and watermelon really chilled and give to them as a treat.

My 3 week olds like to scratch their food. Drives me nuts. We also just added 6 chicks hatched on Easter. I use metal nipple waterers, like for a hamster, and made a trough-like feeder so that only a portion of it is open. I've had no waste ( I do put some down in the bedding for them to scratch...

Thanks!