Recent content by OKprairiegirll

Loving these stories. LOL

Tell me about cats and chickens. I have a mouse problem and rather than have a snake move in and clear them out I decided to get a cat. He's full grown and known to be a good hunter. Most of my chickens are good sized pullets now - rooster not old enough yet to protect them, though. I have yet...

I think he screams rooster, too. He's not 3 months yet and is quite large. Legs are very sturdy as well.

This is my blue orpington roo. He is less than three months old and is already very large and has lots of comb and wattle. Then I have a blue pullet - The question comes about my buff - same age - no tail to speak of but getting a comb and wattle. What do you think?

I've been looking at that as well. The buff is starting to develop her comb and wattle but tail feathers are almost non-existent. I do believe #1 is a roo and his tail feathers are beginning to point I think. I am satisfied the other blue is a hen - she has a bushy tail but no comb and wattle...

Thank you, was afraid that was the case. :-( Really wanted my little buff to be a pullet but her comb and waddle started to develop - ah, well. They're the only two roosters on this funny farm. Guess I'll keep the one with the best attitude. :-)

Help me here, please. I have 2 blue Orpingtons and 1 buff - there were straight run from a local breeder. They are about 2 months old and I'm wondering what I have. Calling this one a roo? Hen? Hen? Thanks for your help.

Love it.

Thanks. I've not been troubled with snakes but had to help my daughter next door get rid of a black snake yesterday. I know they are out there but so far they have not found my chickens. I always look when entering the coop so, for now, guess I will just continue to cross my fingers.

Someone told me sulphur would help. Does it really? And is it harmful to my chickens?

Just gave mine their first corn on the cob. They walked off and left it. We'll see how long it takes them to "find" it. :-)

Well, my girls have more than 2 acres to find their own treats and they do that quite well. But, when I need them to go in for whatever reason - I just say, "Come on girls, let's go to your house" and they follow me right in cause they know a treat is coming. Even the young ones are getting the...

Thanks! Will buy some cracked corn. <G>

I am a widow and don't cook much. Not a lot of foodstuffs for chicken treats. Have been giving meal worms and oatmeal. They enjoy both. I got a package of meal worm mix - it contained cracked corn. It just occurred to me that they might like just the cracked corn - and a big bag of that...

Thank you all for your input on pepper spray for a mean rooster. I had a rooster I had to kill because he was so aggressive. I have NO experience - that was my first rooster ever (and my first chickens). I am not physically able to manhandle a rooster. I thought of pepper spray blinding or...