Recent content by mjsk442

Very pretty hens!

Hi - Don't feel bad! People browse but eventually will find you as I did! Well I just became a proud gramma of 5 new eggs! My husband and I are first time chicken owners! We have 10 sex link pullets that were born April 1 of this year... Last weekend, a couple hens started laying but the shells...

I'm not sure of the "squat and spread the wings" dance is. One of my hens does that when I go to pet her. I'm not sure if it's a submission thing or she's scared.

Thank you! Glad to know this is all normal.. If you ask me about horses, I can tell you all, chickens, I know nothing.. But learning as I go....

Thank you!

Yes my husband and I had anticipated we would lose 2-3 birds along the way... I hope to keep that at 0. I know realistically, that the odds are we will lose a few... I'm not sure of our "predator" situation, but we do have them (coyotes, weasels, fox, raccoons, feral cats, skunks, possums) as we...

Hi - My husband and I are new to this too. We got 10 Sex Link Pullets last night and this is the first time we ever had chickens.. Got them home and they all seemed good. They all found the water and food. I'm sure they are bewildered - they just arrived from Ohio earlier in the day and then...

Thank you for your advice. I think we would keep them penned. We do have predators and I'd much prefer to keep them safe.

Hi! I'm from Bflo NY area and my husband and I just got our first Sex Link Pullets yesterday (10 of them). We've never had chickens before but we did do our homework. However, there's nothing like the real lesson of actually been through it. Any suggestions and tips are welcome! One of my...