Recent content by Margiechickmom

My son hatched eggs 3 years ago for his science fair project. We used refrigerated versus non refrigerated eggs as our test and the hypothesis was that the refrigerated eggs would have a lower hatch rate. My daughter wants to use hatching chicken eggs for her project this year but we need a...

Could it be a bruise?

I would be very skeptical that a necklace would keep a rooster from crowing.

I just wanted to share a bit. This seems like the appropriate place. Bear with me. 3 years ago I decided that I wanted to raise chickens as a backyard pet and for those beautiful, cruelty free eggs. This began a journey. I informed my husband that for my birthday I wanted him to build me a...

Well, I'm sad to say that my sweet Faith (she is my avatar) was dead this morning when I went to care for her. I will miss her terribly!

thank you. I soaked her in a warm bath, still couldn't get the egg to move. I broke the egg, got the pieces of shell out and she immediately laid another soft shell egg. I have rubbed her with Preparation H and she is resting in a towel in my lap. I will give her some more Preparation H in...

My favorite white Leghorn who is 3 years old has a prolapse with stuck egg this morning. It's horrible! I can't get the egg to move. Her uterus is outside of her body. I tried soaking in warm water but I can't get the egg to budge. I rubbed Preparation H onto as much as I could. I can't...

Awesome news today! My rooster is getting along wonderfully at his new home. The other roosters at the house accepted him with no problem, there's been no fighting. The people like him too and think he's pretty (which he is). Couldn't have turned out better.

Well, as it turns out I did find a home for him. My son's friend's parents said it would be OK for him to live there. After I exhausted him by chasing him around with a bath towel, he finally gave up and let me catch him. I kind of miss the crowing but I definitely don't miss having to carry...

Thanks, everyone. I may bring a dog house into the bathroom and put him in it. I don't plan on keeping him. He's driving me crazy. But I can't kill him--I hatched him from an egg. I can't convince my husband to do it either. I haven't gone to Craigslist--yet. My son has a friend that...

Here is my dilemma. I have a rooster that is 6 months old. I am trying to give him away but no one seems to want him. Go figure! Anyway, the immediate problem is that my neighbor is complaining about him. They are having their daughter's wedding reception outside on Saturday evening. If I...

Wow, that's a beautiful pond. I would love to have one like that full of ducks. Unfortunately where I live it would be impossible. And when I was gazing longingly at the baby ducks at Tractor Supply my husband barked "No ducks!" Oh, well, enjoy!

If you start over, I would suggest the Ador automatic chicken door. Then you don't have the problem of having to let them out when you're running late. I hated going out in the rain to let mine out and trying to fight with a covered run and umbrella and such. This door is so worth it! I'm...

Sorry for your loss. I had a hawk attack earlier this week. Like you, I had not had any trouble with predators. Wednesday evening as we were sitting down to eat supper, my flock of 12 was free-ranging in my fenced in back yard. My husband looked out the window in time to see a hawk divebomb...

Plastic fencing works well. That's what I've used. I just recently introduced 4 Swedish Flower Hens that I hatched to my flock of 9 girls. It worked very well. The older girls still peck at the younger ones if treats are involved but they basically didn't bother them at all.