Recent content by newhenmama

Thanks, those are good ideas. We tried obedience lessons with this dog when we adopted him, but he flunked. Fox-Terriers are bread to be bird dogs, so we have a new 'dog on the leash' rule when the chickens will be in the run and he can only be out when they are cooped-up. Bummer for him, but...

I'm very new to this forum and chicken raising in general. 6 weeks ago we took our 3-year-old to the local feed store and purchased our baby flock. We recently moved to 5-acres that had an existing chicken coop that we freshened-up and secured (or so we thought). We brooded them, loved them...

Thanks, these are good things to look for, appreciate your reply. :) We had a predator get into the coop.....yes, very sad.

Sadly, we lost 11/12 of our beloved chicks yesterday. This is our first experience as chicken owners and we are deeply saddened. It was in the moment of tragedy that the greatest strength of all was found, in our 3-year-old daughter. I was the most upset, being the one that found them, and...

HELLO!!! I think I FINALLY found the right forum! Thanks for the invite HoneysuckleHills. I'm not available on Tuesday nights, and usually Friday nights and/or weekends work best. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and learning about Chickens!

Greetings fellow Chicken Lovers! I am new to this group, invited by HoneysuckleHills. Our family has twelve 7-week-old chicks, one we're pretty sure is a Rooster, that our 3-yr-old daughter has fallen in love with. Thank goodness we're allowed Roosters where we live. I'm new to this, never...

The little darlings (12) have outlived their welcome in our bathroom and am hoping to move them (they are in a large dog crate) into the garage today. I have the heat lamp, etc, which I've raised a little each day over the last week to try and acclimate them to what will be cooler temps...

I love the idea of having them be outside during the day after 4 weeks; that would be nice for them. Hard to imagine they'll be big enough though, they're still so little! Did I mention I think we have a ROOSTER - Not sure how to handle that one. We're allowed Roosters, but I've heard both...

Hi there! I was referred to this group by my friend, "HoneysuckleHills" - who has the most amazing chickens and coop! We have two-teenaged boys and a 3-year-old girl, who have all embraced the baby chicks (the boys doing so was quite a surprise!). I am still trying to manage the...