Recent content by toys123

Hi, I hope someone can help. One of my 4-5 month old roosters suddenly couldn't walk. He manages to get out of the pen to eat and drink, but for a week or so his legs would end up sticking out of the back and his toes were all curled up and every thing was stiff. He is eating and drinking as...

I'm close to shepparton. We were lucky that the house we are in had the Hilton of chook pens already built. Two rooms round 2x4meters each, with one with 8 raised nesting boxes and the other with roosting posts. The fences are old, but still work. I love leghorns. Tough but not nasty (except...

That is serious robbery!!! Tell me about it. And they keep going up :(

Salt water is the best. It would kill any bacteria that is causing a smell. Cheap and easy.

Never expected to find a quit support group on BYC! But so glad I have.. My quit day is Monday. I wish smokes were $5 here. In Australia a pack of 40 which the hubby and I share is $25.

Hi lyn.. I'm from Vic too and only joined the forum today. We're farmers and have an array of animals ourselves. Welcome to BYC :)

I'd never heard of chicken math lol and I am a victim too.

Yeah probably lol. I just call them foghorns coz he was my fave cartoon character haha.

I'm hooked lol. Love my girls. Thanks to this site I managed to get my broody hen (3 clutches of eggs in 6 months,) with 8 day old chicks to take an 2 day old orphan who's mother died before anymore of the eggs hatched. I'm not sure what breed she is, but she's black or dark brown with light...

Hi, my name is Jan. I originally wanted a few chickens for eggs and somehow ended up with 30! Mostly foghorns. I check this site everytime I have a chicken related question, as my chicken knowledge is limited, so I thought I'd join.