Recent content by morganponies2

Ok, you asked for it!!!! I have always used an incubator, so when my beautiful Blue Orpington hen decided she wanted to go broody, I took her egg away and told her to go play with the rest. Then my darling Splash Silkie decided she would do the broody thing too. I took her eggs away...

Aye! She's a grand Silkie Lass!!!! You're going to love her!!!!!

SO SORRY ABOUT SNOWBELL. I HAD A HAWK FLY THRU MY BIRD NETTING AND GOT MY SWEET LITTLE MOZART ( SILKIE BABY)........THAT HAWK WENT TO HAWK HEAVEN. WE HAVE SO MUCH NETTING AND CHICKEN WIRE AROUND OUR COOPS, I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THESE THINGS GET IN...HAD A GREAT HORNED OWL GET IN....I OPENED THE...

I Really Enjoyed These Chickens In My Face!!!! Thanks For Showing Them To Me!!! Yesterday A Piece Of Foam Insulation Blew Lose In My Copp And I Had Twenty Hens In My Face All At Once!!!! Shut The Door!!!!! (<3

I thought I was up to my eyes in eggs.......but I only get four a day!!! LOL....I'll be getting lots more soon, I have really young hens. Anyway, have you tried freezing them? You can scramble them and put them in the freezer. A nice idea for anyone who likes to bake and the receipe calls...

Do all Silkies have turquoise earlobes? I have five Silkies that I hatched out this summer and only the white one has turquoise ears......are the others just late bloomers???

Got home from work this morning to find a large Great Horned Owl inside the chicken run!!! We have bird netting that we keep over our runs, but the owl must have found an overlapping section and got in. Once inside, he couldn't find his way back out! Thankfully all the chickens ( Lavender...

Did you use diagonal boards to support your vertical boards? How far apart did you space your vertical boards? You can add smaller horizontal boards between your vertical boards to add stability. You should do this under your floor also so that you floor won't sag. Good luck!!!

OK, I'm new to chickens, so here are the really weird names I picked! My four Rhode Island Red hens are Mary Todd Lincoln, Bess Truman, Abigail Adams and Mamie Eisenhower. The Araucona girls are Louisa May Alcott, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte and Pearl Buck. The Araucona Roo is Alfredo ( as...

What type of incubator are you using? Candle them and look for movement. Humidity must be high. Chicks should normally hatch around 21 days.

Most reputable dealers won't ship when temps get as high as they are now!!! Try again in the Fall!

Good management !!!!! Bet chicks are really feeling much better. Want to comment on the flooring your chicks are on. My friends chick got it's leg stuck in one of those grids and broke it's leg. You may want to put down a rubber mat or???? Just a thought.

Can the foot be straightened manually? If so, why not try making a splint out of popsicle sticks and use some vet wrap to attach it. Maybe with time and growth, the leg would improve. In the meanwhile, I've seen several one legged birds that seem quite happy with life and make out pretty...

Wow! Glad I came across your picture! I have a Maran hen that was hatched beside her sister hens that were classified as Black cuckoo Marans, but she looks identical to yours! I've been assuming she is a Golden Cuckoo Maran........so, what's the winning answer! I adore her....she is docile...

Patti, do you have a friend with a Roo? Maybe you could put your Roo in with hers for a bit until he learns what it's all about. That would give you a chance to observe your hens with him gone. Another thought would be to trade him with someone else's Roo and see how your hens get along. If...