Recent content by Justafarmgirl

Quote: Any tips for how to do this? I tried putting my gentlest(My Orphington(sp?)) in there with her and she wasn't interested, and my polish probably would have killed her with incessant and vicious pecking had I not stepped in. I'm hoping she'll grow up and be a decent mom. Unfortunately...

I'm not sure, as she doesn't seem very interested in her 2 other eggs. So I'm thinking that maybe this is going to be my only peep of the season that makes it. As for the stew pot- if she doesn't shape up(Shes been very good with the peep today, except for stealing its food and me having to hand...

She's been super super broody lately, so I'm worried about moving her. Despite this she's a really terrible mom.. her first peep managed to squeeze between a 1-2" crack in the back of the henhouse and couldn't figure out how to get back in(Note that the henhouse has a small area around it for...

Quote: Thanks! I'll see if some R+R does the trick. I'll go clear some space for her in the dog pen right now.

My roo's favourite hen has a serious limp, and I thought it was because he was rather rough with her when they went at it- but it's been over a week and I've seen no improvement. Cleaned off the bottoms of her feet, and there's nothing stuck in her claws that I can see, and she's been vacinnated...

My landlord who was formerly okay with the chickens has now gone crazy and insisted I get rid of most of my flock I've got to get rid of 11, and I'll be happy to give them away to a good home. Some or all. They're all very docile and hand raised, and just LOVE people. I'm giving away 6 Holland...

When last I looked(October), I found their zoning code pretty strictly written out as "No chicken coops within 200ft of residences or churches", but it didn't have a limitation on the NUMBER of chickens you can have. Does anyone out there have any links I can follow(To legislation only please...

Quote: They appear to have fully developed feathers, and I have 19, of all sizes(if that matters).

Quote: They're all full feathered, or very close to it(Are they supposed to have thick layers of feathers on the area of their body where their wings are? I don't think they are, but I only know about a few kinds of bird, chickens I'm learning as-I-go). But they seem plenty happy sitting out...

Quote: That makes me feel infinately better- I think I'm going to put a plastic liner around the base to keep out drafts. Their run is mostly covered, but portions of it are netting(To prevent falcons from getting them, we threw netting up the first day we noticed a falcon hanging out, and...

Quote: Thanks!!!!! *Heads on over*

Hey, my coop is rather small for all my chickies- they all have plenty of room, I mean, but I don't see them spending all winter under the heat lamp. What can I do to winterize my chickens? They're about 8 weeks old and the first really chilly winds have come in, so snow will soon follow. I was...

Mucked out their coop and put in fresh, warm straw. Brought them lots of broccoli, boiled carrots and a burned pizza from last night. Brought the cat in(Who is terrified of them) to meet them up close. My polish really have taken a liking to her. Going to go out and give them a fresh layer of...

Quote: (I like your quote btw!) Awesome, I wanted to double check- I'm glad there's places online with more experienced fowlkeepers to ask these lame questions of XD Thanks very much!

Quote: Thanks! I'm much relieved :3 First batch of chickens is like first kid(I assume)- so much worrying! lol