Recent content by RobbingPeter

In Feb of 2009, when my DH was unemployed/underemployed, we decided to turn the cable off. It was just too expensive. Luckily DH finally found a great job this past Feb - but I just haven't felt the need to turn the cable back on. We have some rabbit ears and can get the PBS Kids channel for my...

They all look like girls to me! Woo Hoo!

And finally, a baby picture of my Iowa Blue Large Marge. In this shot she might be about 4 weeks. She is such a beautiful chicken now, one of my favorites. Just look at her penciling (not intended as an entry):

Here is my second submission. Amelia Earhart, my adventure Chicken. An Easter Egger pullett of about 14 weeks. I don't know why this shot cracks me up, but it does.

It is so hard to pic favorites. Here is my Blue Laced Red Wyandotte pullet when she was about 8 weeks old. It was when I first discovered that chickens melt in the sun... At the time of the taking of this picture it was unknown if she was going to be a she - but she has since been named Dr...

We turned off the cable about 1 1/2 years ago. We have select DVDs for my 3 yr old to watch and got an antenna/adapter so that we can get PBS Kids. The TV never leaves that station and is only turned on for about 1 hour an evening. The DVDs run a good bit during the day but it is mostly...

Does anyone else just want to shove their face in that tub?

Just in case no silkie lovers chime in - the only things I know about silkies: They should have 5 toes on each foot and their legs should be black. Good Luck!

This is Large Marge - she is actually sweet but she totally looks like you wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley. Not as scary as those Vietnamese chickens - but cranky none the less.

Quote: I don't know if there is any difference for silkies - but for chicks you want the following: Active, alert, clean and all the "baby" stuff ie: two eyes, straight beak, all toes and none crooked. They should be able to stand up just fine. It is normal for them to huddle all together and...

I have seen plenty of DIY nesting boxes that look cool. I built my own into the coop with the outside opening. I used scrap pieces of shelving I had laying around and a busted up picket fence. I have seen the aforementioned kitty litter boxes as well as milk crates filled with straw and 5...

Quote: My Bama Orps are about 5 or 6 wks old. I will get some pictures of them. Maybe we can compare. These are from yesterday. It is so muddy and wet out. I can't let them outside. Not good pictures, but here they are ...

I finally decided to name mine when I was confident they were girls and therefore staying: Large Marge: Iowa Blue Dr. Beverly Crusher: BLRWyandotte Bathsheba: Barred Rock Elvira: Barred Rock Constance: Buff Cochin Temperance: Buff Cochin Amelia Earhart: Easter Egger Admiral Grace Hopper: Easter...

I was there! Managed to learn a good bit and swap my roo.

I went to a Chicken Swap today to get rid of my final roo and managed to find him a home! Woo Hoo. But since it was a swap it isn't like I could come home empty handed! These little ones are 4 weeks old. They were a bit traumatized by the trip so I couldn't get any really good pictures. These...