Recent content by PropsToMyPeeps

I don't sell eggs at our farmers market here in GA but do sell other products. One of the market managers just sent an email out letting the vendors know that inspectors have been hitting the farmers market scene pretty hard the last couple of weeks. He wanted to make sure that all the vendors...

Thanks for checking back on her. She is still acting normal, eating, drinking even laying an egg. It seems that her prolapse has gone back in even after her last egg. Last night we cleaned her up real good and I tried to help it along a bit but decided to see what nature would do over night...

Thank you so much for replying. I'm sorry to have to ask, but when you say to rub sugar on her bottom do you mean sugar water or grains of sugar? Thanks so much! Heather

Update... She laid an egg but now her bulge is even bigger and sticking out. Other than that she is still acting normal. Do we dare try to push it back in? Will it go back in on its own? Is there anything we can do?

Last night an opossum got into our coop. Luckily the chickens alerted us and we were able to get out to the coop quickly. After taking an inventory of our flock we found that it had gotten a hold of our Polish Chicken's bottom. She only has a few tail feathers left & her bottom is bare...

We have a tractor style coop/run. I have read on the forum to keep the birds in the coop for a couple of days to make sure they know where their home is and where to return to at night. Since they are in a coop with a small attached run do I still need to keep them in lockdown for a couple of...

Looks like everything will be a bit of a surprise. Guess I'll just have to be patient and hope they all aren't roos. We would at least like some eggs. Thanks for helping this first time chicken mom!

I'm so glad I posted this now; especially since I have now have no idea what I have! Chicks really are like a box of chocolates...

It helps a lot. I had no idea what to expect. So many surprises & so much patience.

I know it's still early, but I've never been a very patient person. I've been lingering on this page trying not to post this, but I just couldn't stop myself. We've held off on naming them, just so we don't have an identity crisis. Anyone want to make some guesses? I got my chicks for a local...

I was just going to add to my original post (since I thought it might be relevant, or at least explain why I didn't know)... I got it from a lady near me who hatched them. She got 12 Silkie eggs from someone else. She had a range of colors including light almost white, gray & brown/tan. We...

Also, do you know if it will be bearded or not? I forgot to ask. At just a couple of days old: About 1 1/2 weeks old: Thanks so much for looking!

Thanks for sharing!