Recent content by Stickyleft

We also eat our chickens, while she isn't a particularly heavy breed I have no real arguments left to keep her off the chopping block at this point. I've been raising chickens for a long time - I understand the cycles and causes of interruption that are a normal part of chicken behavior. I have...

Thanks! I have been raising chickens for more than half a decade. I'm not new here, just not much of what you would call a joiner. BYC's forums have been an excellent reference though, which is why I'm here now trying to get some creative opinions. I have considered the molt, but it has been...

This summer I started out with a generational flock, three 2 year old birds, 17 one year olds and some farm store special babies. I experienced some MASSIVE pedation issues this year - when I lost the first 4 birds I purchased some more babies, but then we we're hit by either a family of foxes...

I've got a Sicilian Buttercup that looks a lot like your chick. http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/BCup/BRKButtercup.html I've also got a Campine (which looks very similar to the buttercups when small) that looks a lot like her. http://feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Camp/BRKCampine.html...

Two days ago we lost several chicks to a raccoon. We've patched up the problem and I was sent to L&M to purchase "replacements". They were very busy and a little granny needed help and I was in a HURRY. I love chickens - don't much care what kind. At this age they are all adorable anyways...