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  1. cindy57

    Just have to share this

    I don't post here but do come and read. Anyway I have to share this story I hope I'm putting it in the right forum. I have 1 rooster and seven hens.About a 6 weeks ago I bought 2 bronze turkeys, 2 RI pullets and 2 silver laced cochin pullets. I put them outside and Friday and watched to make...
  2. cindy57

    Blue Heelers - Will they kill my chickens?

    I have a Red Heeler that is 6 months old. I took her out to the chicken yard from the time she was 5 weeks. Never could break her of chasing the chickens so I just don't take her out there anymore. She never tried to hurt them just chase but it upset the chickens. I wouldn't trust a neighbors...
  3. cindy57

    Who is laying the light green/blue egg?

    This isn't a very good picture of the girls but you can get an idea what they look like. Neither one has a muff or beard. I got them at Atwoods, where i work last spring. The were assorted pullets.
  4. cindy57

    Who is laying the light green/blue egg?

    [/URL]] I have a brown leghorn i know it's not her, I also have a gold laced cochin, a white hen which i believe is a chatacler, then a buff colored hen that i'm not sure what she is. I also have 3 duck hens, don't think they are laying them. would love to solve this mystery
  5. cindy57

    What breed is my new pullet?

    I was hoping for a buff cochin, i have a gold laced cochin that i love!
  6. cindy57

    So Sad

    I started letting my newer chicks out in the chicken yard with my older hens roos and ducks. I have a small kids swimming pool for the ducks. I went out to check on them and when i did a count one was missing. i walked around the yard and found her in the pool. The chicks are now about 6 weeks...
  7. cindy57

    What breed is my new pullet?

    This is one of my newer chicks, I don't know if it is clear in the picture but her feet are feathered. She is about a month old in this picture. Thank you for any info
  8. cindy57

    What breed or sex are my chickens?

    Thank you, Been trying to look at pictures on line and only could figure the gold laced cochin. I think the black one is the Austalope it does have black feet.
  9. cindy57

    What breed or sex are my chickens?

    I know for sure I have one Roo but don't know what breed. The others in the first picture are hens but have no clue to breed. I have now idea what sex/breed the black one is I thought roo but never heard it crow and it is as old as the others. also the few tail feathers are gone can anyone help?
  10. cindy57

    Feeding chicks

    Thanks for the info. Hopefully they will have some more chick starter when I go to work on Wed. If not I'll go to the feed store and pick it up.
  11. cindy57

    New Fall Chicks!

    Wow how cute! I work at the Atwoods in McAlester and love it. Just brought home some pullets last night.
  12. cindy57

    ***OKIES in the BYC III ***

    Hi, I'm cindy and i live in Mcalester Ok, been here for about 5 years. Really like it. I finally got chickens this spring. I live on 3 acres and i have 3 toy poodles, one ACD puppy, 12 chickens, 4 ducks a QH mare and a donkey.
  13. cindy57

    Feeding chicks

    As I posted earlier I got some new chicks. They already have feathers. My question is that they were out of chick starter so can i feed them layer pellets till i can get the starter? I didn't figure it would hurt them since they are older. Do i really need starter? thanks for any advice cindy
  14. cindy57

    Got new Chicks

    I work at a Farm supply store and today they marked down the older pullets. I've been wanting to get some more hens so i got 6. 5 are barred rock and one is a buff ophington i think. They already have feathers on so I put them in the coop in an dog playpen that i have to keep them seperated form...
  15. cindy57

    Eggs??

    My first few eggs about a month ago were a greenish blue color. I got them every 2 or 3 days. I didn't know which chicken layed them, I looked at pictures of chickens that lay colored eggs and didn't see any that matched my hens.( I got straight run pullets)Now I'm getting light tan eggs every 2...
  16. cindy57

    Will dirty water hurt my chickens?

    I have 4 ducks that I keep with my chickens. They have a plastic swimming pool for a pond and it gets dirty fast! Even tho I put fresh water in the waterers my chickens will still go to the "pond" perch on the edge and drink out of it. Is this going to hurt them and why do they prefer the yucky...
  17. cindy57

    What treat did your chickies get today?

    I gave my flock some leftover spagehtti. they loved it. It had noodles, tomatoes, onions and ground beef.
  18. cindy57

    New chicks?

    I've been thinking of getting some new chicks they are straight run pullets about 4 to 5 weeks old. From reading other posts i see that they can go without the heat lamp. I have a coop for them my question is can i just mix them with my exsiting flock. I have 4 hens and 2 roos.They were all...
  19. cindy57

    How do you clean your eggs?

    I'm getting an egg about every other day. Bought my chickens last spring. I rinse off the eggs in cool water. sometimes i use a wet paper towel to scrub them. Most of the eggs are a greenish color but even after rinsing they still look kind of dirty.is there something i can use i know the eggs...
  20. cindy57

    New here

    Hi all, I'm glad I found this site. Love reading posts so much good info out there. I live in SE Ok. I work at a farm and garden store. I decided this spring to get some chicks.I started out with 10 and now down to 5 original, was given a roo just last week. I lost 2 due to the heat, we have...
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