Recent content by SanDiegoPeeps

Thanks so much for the breeds, I'm loving that dark egg and may want to add one of those breeds to our flock

Thanks for your post, at least now I know I'm not the only one that wanted to give the hens the old fashioned option.... I am sure grateful for all of you that follow BYC, an amazing community that truly cares about these beautiful creatures.

That's a biggie! We also had a giant egg the other day, not sure which hen laid it but it was also double-yolked! An omellete in itself...Well done.

That is so true! Who lays your dark chocolate eggs in the pic? We do have an easter egger and love her egg color! But our broody hen is the silkie, that girl sits on everyone's eggs, makes the strangest noises and won't come out of the coop so she would love some good, fertile eggs! It really...

Thanks, that makes sense. We were hoping to go about it the old fashioned way, but with that tid-bit of knowledge I would rather protect the flock!

Hi there, Our flock is great and they are all laying. This is our first go with hens, they are all 8 months old now and we would like to breed. Can anyone give me some advice on how "borrowing" a roo works or if that's what people do when they can't own a rooster due to ordinances? If...

Oh that's GREAT, I will follow both links and let you know what comes of it so we can try to help her! I do know one or two have a blackish-greenish runny pooh, but not sure which of the hens it belongs to. I'll get back to you after the links....THANK YOU!!

I have 9 hens almost 6 weeks old now, they've been outside in the coop for a week now, everything has been fine. I went out to give them some veggies this evening and my Welsummer can't stand up, her legs seem to just bend at the knees. The past few days I've noticed her laying down more often...

WoW! I never realized how adorable they really are until seeing them in person! The order was for 10 and 9 chicks came so I'm not sure which we are missing. They came from MPC, amazing people there who were so informative & patient expalaining in detail about the different breeds when they...

I am new at chicken-keeping and my babies arrive on the 20th. I'm so excited! Of course they will be day olds but I'm wondering when I will need to start clipping wings. They will be able to free range in my backyard during the daytime when they are old enough but I'd hate to have them fly...