Yesterday mine got their first baby mealworms mixed with what was left of the uncooked oatmeal I grow mealworms in. (It was my bi-annual clean out the mealworm farm and start a fresh batch day:rolleyes:)
They also got some leftover cooked rice.
Question- I have been giving my chickens the...
I got my Game roo already grown and free-ranging. When I got my 2 grown hens I put them into our chain-link fenced backyard with a small greenhouse that I converted into a chicken mansion. Those hens were so cute checking out their new digs. The roo soon hopped over the fence and has settled in...
Got to be an Easter chick surprise to some little child from a well-meaning grandpa or uncle. 'Bout the right age for Mom/Dad to say I'm getting rid of that pooping bird and take it for a midnight ride.
Soooo glad Charlotte spotted her before the coyote or owl did!
I have 2 hens that were given to me by a guy my dad knows. I guess from what I've learned here on byc, that my girls are Easter-eggers. My Dad's friend said they were Amerac....? that are crossed with Game foul. One is white and has the tufts of feathers on her face, but her eggs are light tan...
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. Yes we are enjoying the new yard birds:) Bobby had already taught them to roost in the trees at night, and that's what they do here as well. If and when Skinny Chick starts sitting on those eggs we have some fine wire mesh to make an open-bottom box from...
We were recently adopted by 3 orphaned chickens. They were orphaned Christmas week when their owner was murdered in his home about a quarter mile from us. I walked over there to feed them every day after the sherriff and state police finished the investigation. When the feed ran out, I bought...