Recent content by MizzPeabodyIV

The multi-quote feature doesn't seem to work with my iPad, but I wanted to thanks everyone for the offers to buy my pullets and coop. The lady who emailed me from CL was able to pick them up a few hours after I posted. She lives very close to me and her son raises hens to sell eggs and I think...

I have lady from my same town interested and she offered to bring me some fresh eggs from her own hens. I hope this works out!

Easter egger, salmon favorelle, black sex linked

Well my chicken days are over for now. :( I just had this coop delivered, assembled it, and hauled four eighty lb bags of sand and found out the girls are just too noisy for my tiny suburban backyard. I should have known better, but I really wanted to give them a try. I posted an ad on CL, but...

[Any thoughts on this coop? It's advertised on CL but it's made in Texas and they ship it mostly assembled. It's 6' x3'. Here's a link to their website: http://www.ranch-coop.com/Chicken-coop-with-cedar-roof.html Will the hens roost (and poop all over) the nesting boxes the way they are set up...

Maple Valley. Besides the chicken man offerings, there are a few other people selling coops for under $300. There's a couple of a-frames and a chicken tractor. Eeek, now I have to decide.

Okay so I just checked CL again and it looks like there are several possibilities. Much better than the last time I checked. I need to figure out how to transport one though, I only have my minivan. The chicken man in Orting does have one model for $300. I'm going to send a few email and see...

I've been checking CL, but I haven't seen anything decent looking in my price range.

So what does everyone here (at least those on the western side of the state) use in their run? Sand, wood chips...? Is your run covered? I'm still trying to figure out how to set up the coop/run and I'm wondering what material will be the best in the rain. Seems to me that wet chicken poop in...

I have three young pullets. I decided to raise the chickens to have a few fresh eggs and for the experience. I've decided that I would like to mostly feed them kitchen scraps and I would like to know what to supplement the scraps with so that they get enough protein. I understand that feeding...

I'm pretty sure I have a female Salmon Favorelle. I think she's about 4 weeks. Can anyone confirm that I do, indeed, have a girl. Thanks!

Henri or Henrietta? Not sure of exact age, maybe 5 weeks? I was thinking pullet based on the coloring, but I do see some brighter reddish-orange patches in the wings and chest.

I have a 3-4 week old salmon favorelle and today I noticed she is making a sort of sneezing sound. Not exactly a sneeze, but like a puff of air through her nose(beak?). She wasn't making this noise before. I have two other chicks not making that sound. Besides the noise she's making, all the...

Just ordered this chicken coop and I hope it gets here soon as I'm ready for the chicks to be OUT of my laundry room. I think the slide out tray will be handy. I've been reading about what type of litter to use and I think with the tray I'll use a combo of sand and sweet pdz (hopefully can...

Name: Chickie (my 3 year old named her :) - and that's Silkie, who's not a Silky but a Black Sex Linked in the background) Breed: Salmon Favorelle Age: less than a week