Recent content by TLM

Okay, now what!!!!??!! My cranky hen is no longer moulting and is back to egg laying (yippee!), but she still attacks her sister. Any time her sister comes out of the coop, cranky attacks her. Every morning I have to take the now moulting, stopped egg laying sister out of the run and put her...

I have 2 hens, both going on 16 months old. The submissive one of the two decided to start moulting a week ago, feathers are everywhere and she's starting to look pathetic. Just this morning she decided to start periodically attacking her alpha sister. This is the first time I've seen them...

I was thinking the same thing. Buy the plans for inspiration and go from there, possibly using some materials I already have. Thanks for the thoughts! I'm going to purchase the plans.

I'm thinking about building another small coop and in my search for something simple, cheap and attractive, I came across this: http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coop-Plans/Pallet-Wood-Chicken-Coop-Plans-p622.aspx It looks like a well thought out design using the limited dimensions...

Great, thanks for the input. It shouldn't be a problem!

Hello, It's been a long while since I've posted anything. I currently have a couple of illegal Delaware hens who are now 15 months old. (Hopefully they will be legal early next year!) They sing a very loud egg song and one of them goes on and on like a parrot in the jungle. One of them is...

I'll be there Friday night! I hope there is a good turn out this weekend with plenty of the 'right' people. I would love to see the ordinance changed as soon as possible. Being legal would be much less stressful.

Here are a few pictures of my 'illegal' setup in Sacramento City. Feel free to use in any way to support the change in ordinance. This is my first time posting pix, so I hope it works.

I agree with farm dog, all valid points. I would hate to change the rooster issue from being a 'rooster' to a 'noise' issue. My hens can be pretty loud with their egg song. One of them sounds like a jungle fowl call....hoping my neighbors ignore it and think I have a parrot aviary. I'll...

This is so exciting!! I also live in Sacramento City with 2 illegal pullets (I would love to have a couple more) and I have been waiting many months for someone to come along with your intentions. I doubt the city will buy into the 6 hen limit. I think 4 is more likely. I'm not sure about the...

Hi everyone, It is with sadness that I have to find a new home for my 'illegal' chickens. Their eggsong is just too much, especially when it starts before 7:00 in the morning! My neighborhood can handle the occasional loud cackling, but the eggsong before 7:00 is going to cause a problem with...

One of my 2 Delaware hens just started laying at 24 weeks old and has laid 3 eggs in the past 4 days. Yippee!!! However, her egg song is soooo loud. I don't mind, but I live where chickens are not allowed. My neighborhood is pretty relaxed, but the egg song just might push my luck. As much...

Hello everyone! I have been lurking here for the past few months and finally decided to jump in the pool. Great information and stories can be found here! I'm new to chickens and belonging to a forum. I have 2 (stealth) Delaware hens I purchased at 10 weeks old from an animal foundation...