Recent content by redcowgirl2009

Thanks! Yes we are too but we are just getting started. Still learning and trying to absorb all I can.

Let me see, I have these two unfortunately my phone made a shadow. It's not the most friendly of birds and is hard to hang onto.

Can anyone tell me what sex this bird is? I am thinking it's a she but not sure? It's a cinnamon, sorry my fingers are covering part of its breast feathers. Second picture it's a little over cast but shows her back.

Sometimes it is nice not to have a roo. We don't have one right now and I am enjoying the piece and quiet. We will be buying two roos as soon as our chicks are out with the big girls. I am thinking a Black Copper Maran and maybe a Legbar?

Thank you guys she is also so sweet...maybe cause she is spoiled.

A while back we hatched some eggs. Most ended up being roosters, which at our house means they are meat chickens. We got chickens with the intention to hatch chicks to raise for butcher. Anyhow we did get one hen in a batch and she is amazing looking! She is out of a Black Astralorp and our old...

Reagan the Pembroke Corgi and one of our Barred Rocks

Delayed feathering? He isn't ugly just needs more love!

The beloved dust bath!

Be careful feeding garlic it can cause Heinz Body anemia. Expert Herbalist Susan Burek suggests only feeding it if your hens are sick and feeding it crushed in water until the chicken appears to be better. Google her she is great, and has great natural advise for humans as well. Good luck with...

Naughty roo! He want's more hens! Good excuse to get more chickens! I would go with it ;). Good luck.

We feed and organic non GMO feed that is not processed like a crumble or pellet starter or grower(it is actual grains chopped up baby size). It is important that with the feed we feed they have a way to get some grit in. That being said I never use chick grit. I put a pan of dirt with rocks in...

We do a lot of fermenting. I was fermenting some of our organic layer feed but it was too much with all my other ferments: sourdough, Sauerkraut, milk and water Kefer, Kombucha and wells as seasonal veggie ferments. It was just an over load. Now I sprout grains for them instead. I set up...

Yes would have to agree they are roosters.