Recent content by rikkitikki58

I recently noticed one of my red sex links taking a straw and putting it on her back. Of course the straw wouldnt stay there and she would turn her head and pick up another one and lay it back there. Any one ever see this before and what is the reason for it?

Why do I shop at Wal-Mart? To use a quote Ive heard before.....Its the economy stupid! I get so sick of these small towns begging everyone to shop locally at Christmas when their prices are so outrageous. And to the poster who said he or she wouldnt be sad to see all Wal-Marts disappear, imagine...

Most of these posts deal with commuting to work. Well let me inform you good people of something. When gas goes to 7 bucks a gallon and higher, there wont be any "work"to go to. Companies and businesses will start going belly up and then we can pedal our bikes around our little homesteads. I...

Just wondering if you can use parakeet grit for chicks and when do you need to give it to them.

Just thinking out loud here, but I hope this doesnt lead to lots of meaningless posts just so someone can move up in rank. I joined this forum for the great advice about chickens that comes from all you great people. But if the majority wants it, then Im not one to put the fly in the ointment.

I have a question about taking the babies outside on warm sunny days. When you take them outside, do you have a cage you put them in? is the cage bottomless? if it has a bottom say like chicken wire, do they try to eat grass and bugs through the wire? and how long do you let them out? if they...

They told us that was the reason for heartburn, if you ate protein between those hours. But Ive tried not eating anything and still have a bonfire going in the ole boiler room. lol

Its not the tv, its the stuff ON tv. I personally like tv when its a classic tv show or an old movie. The new stuff on these days is not fit to watch except in rare cases. After a day of working at the factory, I like to relax in front of the tv and watch something good. I certainly dont want to...

As far as eating protein goes on 3rd shift, our company nurses always told us not to eat protein on 3rd shift because your body cant handle it between midnights and 4 a. m. Dont know if thats true or not .

I have worked a swing shift now for the last 13 yrs. You will never get used to it. Your body will be exhausted on third shift and you will experience heartburn, upset stomach, headaches and diarreaha. I live off of Excedrin and Tums when Im working third shift. I leave for work at 10 p.m. and...

I have 8 chicks that were hatched 5 days ago and one of them constantly pecks on all the others. Every time she gets around another chick, she starts pecking them. Is she a bully or just establishing the pecking order already?

I just purchased 8 little fuzz balls from our local Ag-center and the man said that they were Golden Reds. They are supposed to lay brown eggs. They are a gold color with a pair of darker brown stripes on their backs. So what is a Golden Red?

The feed store is a locally owned store, not a Tractor Supply.

I live an hour from where Im gonna get my chicks. How do I keep them warm on the trip back home? Also, will the feed store supply me with some kind of container to put them in or do I bring my own?. It is supposed to be in the 70's the day Im going so it wont be cold outside. Any and all help is...

My wife does a lot of transplanting plants into pots and she usually has a lot of potting soil around. Can I use this mixed with Sevin dust for dusting material? And if that wont work, what about this bagged topsoil you can buy? Will that work also?. Thanks in advance for the info.