Recent content by KendraFriel

Thank u again for the advice! All of my girls are mingling beautifully at the moment. I have bee keeping a crate in the coop for bedtime but I'm going to remove it this evening since they are doing so well. Wish me luck!

Thank you so much rlbrand for your support :) She is actually doing much better! I've been giving her more free time in the coop. Turns out my overprotective nature was the cause. Once I comitted to introducing her to the big girls everything changed. She is now strong and hearty. She's...

Thanks for the advice rlbrand! They are actually still spending most of their time in the crate. After I posted this yesterday, I decided that it was time to start introductions, hoping they the problem was due to confinement and the heat. She is still acting very weak, so I'm keeping an eye...

I bought all of them from my local feed store who has an excellent reputation, and yes, I quarantined them for 6 weeks. This just started today, 2 days shy of the birds being 8 weeks.

Hello all. Once again I turn to you becauce I'm freaking out about my chickens! I love them so, but i do think they will be the death of me! 2 weeks ago, i introduced 3, 6 week old pullets to my flock. All were wild and curious! 2 days ago, i noticed my Ameraucana, Sam, is acting a little...

I'm sorry about your Australorps Stewart :( It does seem to be that way doesn't it, the favorites go first. Lizzy was finally picked up today, so hopefully we'll get some closure. Blessed to live in a state that offers this service.

Thanks dawg for your help. I'll update as soon as I know

She had laid an egg the previous morning. She was quite the little egg factory! She'd only been laying for 2 weeks and had already produced nearly a dozen.

I woke up yesterday morning to find my beautiful Red Star, Lizzy, dead in her coop. She was laying peacefully on her back in her favorite laying place. First, given her location, i thought she must have had trouble passing an egg, but i was told that was unlikely since egg bound chickens...

Thanks Chickens are Sweet :) I may just have to get a few more to help them work out their differences ;)

I introduced 4, 6wk old silkie and polish chicks to my existing flock of 6, 8wk old laying hens (leghorns, sussex, ameraucana, sexlink, wyandotte & rhode island red ) and while the girls don't fight, they are still 2 very distinct groups. My new girls are only two weeks younger and all of my...

My sussex, Cookie, coos as well! It is the highlight of my day when she follows me around the run singing to me :) I too would like to know if this trait can be encouraged in breeding.

In really want to start using DE in my coop and run, but I notice everyone here insists in food grade. The guy who sold me my chickens said this is not necessary. I do not plan to use it in their food as of yet. Just to combat bugs in their environment. Is it OK to start with non-food grade...