Recent content by theDregs

They never touched them. I am goin to try mealworms this weekend. I am a bit afraid that the site of all those armored larvae may cause my little tards to spontaneously combust.

Never ate them. Not so much as poop on the plate. I'll take them out in the morning. I am enjoying the quiet.

I have been giving my chicks treats since day 3. They love quinoa, flaxseed, clover, oats, and they even had a merry game of keep away with a piece of Rice Chex. Everyone here talks about how their chickens just LOVE grapes. So I cut a few in half and placed them in the brooder. It was...

She seems fine, but god, the gas. I had to kick her out. She looks so sad out there, knocking out moths with her fumes.

No, I have plenty left for the chicks. I think I'll put her in her crate on the deck tonight just in case. She's an angel when we're home, but she can't be trusted. I'm tempted to fatten her up on the stuff and process her.

Sorry if this is the wrong section. I figured if anyone would have any advice, it would be in this section. I took my kids out for pizza. My wife and I both assumed that the other had put our American bulldog in her crate. We didn't. I come home to a dog with a full belly and a guilty look on...

I gave my 9 day olds a saucer with mixed quinoa and flaxseed (also grit!) they tore it up. Do lentils have poisons like other beans?

I'd like to put in a good word from Meyer. This is my first time ordering chicks, so I don't have much to compare them with, but it was a great experience. I ordered them on a Saturday because they were the only people who had customer service answering the phones on the weekend. I got 5 happy...

Just curious here, has she had access to grit or been able to free range in a yard where she had access to dirt? I am pretty new, but I am pretty sure that's what the need to grind the pellets up.

I was going to post this same subject! One of my neww EE's is noticeably bigger than the rest. She(?) is also very aggresive. Shen you open the brooder she will spread her wings, charge, and peck. Her comb is also more developed than the others too, but all of her is more developed. She is only...

I am currently outlawing one county over in Cobb, I'd love some pointers on getting myself legal.

Outlaw baby! But, we only have one neighbor with a view of our yard and she has been bribed with eggs.

Then your neighbor is responsible for the damages. Tell him so, and if he doesn't pay up (and if it doesn't teach him to reign in his dog) then call animal control and pursue charges.

I'd get a few ee's and a "hatchery choice' assortment. Ideal has lots of them. You can choose egglayers, meatbirds, colored egglayers, bantams, st runs, pullets, whatever. Then have fun over the next few months figuring out what you got. And next time you want to order you can get more birds...

If you bought unsexed chicks, then statistically you are right on target with half being male. Not cursed at all. Or were you led to believe you bought pullets?