Recent content by TheLyonPride

Can anyone help me on this thread? I am in walla Walla and am looking for a place that will butcher a turkey for me. I am willing to travel to tri-cities. Phinney's closed down and I don't know where to go. thanks so much. kate

thank you. thank you. thank you. you all are very helpful!

Thanks for the ratios sumi. I am gonna see what prices I can get them at. And Chris09, I have looked online and called around and the nearest feed mill is 4 hours away, which would slash any savings I could gain. Being on the agricultural side of the state I am perplexed why I can't find one...

I haven't noticed a lot of waste. I throw scratch on occasion in the coop to encourage cleanup. Maybe we have big eaters? I didn't realize that this was excessive. But if yours make a 50# bag last 3.5 days and have more chickens something must be wrong...

OK, so I know there are probably hundreds of threads about feed, but I am hoping to just throw my particular situation out there and see if i can get a good grasp on what to do. Trying to figure it out through all the other threads is more than this momma of 4 kiddos 5yrs. and under can handle...

well, i can't separate him because he is too big for our panic room. but i have been cleaning him with an all natural antiseptic and then put some no-pick lotion on him. He is slowly healing and they have started plucking feathers off his back now. so it may be a never ending cycle. poor bird...

So I have a bronze turkey who is the only one in my flock of 40 chickens. ( i learned my lesson and will get more than 1 next time). well, it is a tom and he is constantly flaring out and trying to woo the wild turkeys that hang out by our creek. When he flares out the other chickens all peck...

Thank you all for the help! We are planning on fencing the whole 3.5 acres with the no climb horse fencing. And I should state. We talked to the offending dog's owner and he was completely understanding and offered to compensate and said that he would start tying up his dog more. He was...

We had a neighbors bird dog take out a few chickens a little while back while they were free ranging (on our property) and am a bit upset over it. My husband and I decided that we need to get a dog that will be a god protector of the chickens. We have 4 young children under 5yrs. old and we need...

So I am relatively new to chicken raising as I am starting my second year, my advise is to use backyardchickens.com for anything and everything and don't be afraid to ask questions. It is overwhelming at first and if you are like me, I am sure your lack of confidence far outweighs your knowledge...

Thanks for the link. That helps a lot. I will set out to find some stuff to put on her and tie up her hair. I hope it helps. I don't know how you are all so good at finding these threads. I get lost after a while of looking. Thanks again. Here's hoping Lady Gaga merges in well!

I know there are a lot of topics, but I can't seem to find an answer to my question... I have a crested Polish who at first I thought was getting plucked by the others, of all ages. She is 5 weeks old and cooped with other breeds ranging in age from 3-5 weeks. I have noticed that many of the...

I am sorry you lost one and your cat as well. Such a hard thing to go through. Mine died today too. It had the same symptoms as yours. It just seemed to stop growing. I have another one that is starting to show the same symptoms. i hope it makes it. Good luck with your flock!

I have a similar problem. But with a buttercup. I am just guessing runt and hoping she makes it out f it. Been babying her a little and she seems happier. Hope she survives.

I am new to chickens this year and have ages spread out over 3 1/2 weeks and I have just kept the babies by themselves for the first 4-7 days then introduced them to the older ones and it seems to have worked out. It seems to stir up the pecking order a little, but not that much. the older ones...