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Well there were a few blooms; 4 on 4 well established bushes. Was it just too cold last winter? What can I do to ensure they bloom next year? Thanks!

I'm a few hundred miles south of you in Manitoba so we don't get as cold for as long but I've experienced those temps in Alberta. I do have a heatlamp on my 4 chickens and in an insulated 4x4 coop with a sheltered run. The hanging plastic housed lamp is over the roost for some radiant heat at...

I just volunteered at Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. They have this video up on Youtube. My first day is tomorrow, feeding some of the 460 baby birds they have. I can hardly wait!

Good idea; neat and clean and no waste!

I can't see all his features but you probably said it all when you said, "the one with the bright red comb". I don't know what Amber links are but aren't links' sexes usually distinguishable by their color? I'm not too well educated on it..

Welcome! This is a great place to do research.

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Looking a little roo-ey to me. So pretty though.

Along the lines of the first one: "A fowl and her money are soon parted."

Mine are 3 years old and never been wormed. They are big and healthy too. Maybe in the southern states you need to worm them regularly. My chicken class instructor said regarding worming, "Just be glad for winter."

Congrats! Mine are very fickle. My sitters told me they started running to meet them after the first time they gave them mealworms. It's all about the wormmmmzzz

Hahaha. Are they just having dustbaths? That looked weird to me when they first started doing it.

This will be a bonding time for you and your family, however sad. People start to remember what is important in life. At the end he will have the love of his family. I'm glad you have some help and sorry for your troubles.

Yeah they're not crazy about it but I started with mosquitoe screen strips in the summer so they were used to going through something and then when I put up the plastic I pinned a couple of the strips up for a while and they did get used to it. They peck at it til they find an opening and then...

Hi Sharjeel, if you posted in New Member Introductions people would more likely respond.