I purchased a 25# bag about a week ago. I now have 2 rabbits, a rooster and my favorite hen all dead. The ONLY thing I have done different is add a little RLE to their feed and bedding to control odor and pests!
I returned the unused portion of the bag with little or no problem and ordering...
Wow, I saw a picture of a horny toad last week for the first time since I actually lived in Abilene Tx late 60-mid 70's where I would find and catch several in the backyard. I beleive they are much harder to find now. But like several others that have wwritten in this thread .... brings back...
...Speckles - SOLD
Sqwart-roo traded for a pullet - Honey
Sweetie
Exchanged 2 roo's for 2 pullets and purchased 3 more pullets.
Dee
Honey
Rebecca
*Rhoda* MIA
Zora
All the above are over a year now.
Here are my younger ones - most are named but some will be by New Years!
SILKIE's Built a...
It was a false alarm.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS!!!
The doctor said "not to worry, just a wild angry hair folical." Just like someone said in their post!
Have a great weekend!
Laura
Good morning!
Showered and ready to go .... waiting on the kids! Found another little lump this morning one next to the other one.
Have a great and blessed day!
Laura
I just got home from taking our son to his soccer practice and thought I would check the threads .....
You guys are going to make me cry!!!!!!
and PurpleChicken YOU, my sir, made me LAUGH & smile!!!
Yep, we will all one day meet our maker, at our appointed time. Not many of us...
HI all,
I normally do not remember my dreams but the last ... oh 2-4 months I have been. The dream I awoke to this morning was about 3 friends who have passed into eternity from breast cancer btw '04-'06. All were under 40years old and mothers. The dream was not about the cancer but...
Good Morning!
Well we now have two new little chickies!! I think a chick a day will hatch since the broody was laying on her nest mates newly laid eggs until she too went broody and joined her in the job!!!
I think the "clear egg" disappeared. I think they must have eaten it. ????? not...
Good Morning!!!
HEY, WE HAVE A BABY CHICK!!!
So the silkies we (my daughter has) have are:
The 4 "mama's" (BIG mama, Little mama, SWEET mama and Mean mama-[aka:Drama Queen]
the first three babies that hatched .... Uno, Dos and Trece (I helped Trece out and put him in...
WOW Thanks for the quick reply! Mrs AK!!!! That is what I was hoping and praying !!!
Do you think the chick will be out of the shell by morning? How long does it take? I have found them normally under the "mama" hen already out and dry except for the one that I helped out and I didnt...
The 4 silkie hens my daughter received for her birthday are ALL broody and setting on eggs. They are setting in 2 pairs of two.
The eggs under one pair were laid by one of the two broody setting on them ... until she went broody too. SO I am not 100% of the hatch date, until tonight. I...
Good Morning All!!!
In less than an hour I will be taking the hour long commute into Tampa to have my 11 yo cast removed from her arm (she broke it 4 wks ago when she tripped in crosscountry track!) and then back home again. When I scheduled the appt I did not realize there would be no...
Hi Maggie,
We have 4 silkie hens (actually my daughters .... but you know who takes care of them). All four of them are broody right now and they are setting in pairs. It is exciting. We should have some EE and somemore silkies come Friday!!!
They reason I am posting is to tell you that my...
Hi smom 1976, key west chick and any other wife/husband going through difficult times with your spouce,
God brought me to BYC today to find some help for a hen that has a sick eye. BUT He may have just brought me here to write this post too.
My name is Laura. My husband I were married 7...
Thanks Miss Prissy!
LOL! We all need our down time dont we???
AND I do want 9 happy & health girls
I didnt need much to decide NOT to try this.
Thanks again! ~ Laura
I was reading a My Page for one of the BYC members and came across something I had never heard of ... "Burning the Moult". I copied and pasted the info here:
" When your spring hens start to moult, and egg production goes down, heres what ya do. Get a 5 gallon bucket of whole corn. Put in ONE...
Must Be Losing IT - ET is beautiful! I wish we had more coop space for NN's. Enjoy her, she looks like a keeper!
Lisa - I havent gotten your email. Can you try sending it via PM??? Did you receive my email I sent 9/1? Please contact me, .
Thanks Lisa!
Laura
Hi Lisa,
I took a look at your My Page/Odd Birds ... AND ..... What cool birds!!! ALL OF THEM! You have ALL the birds I would like to add, plus some, .
Do you ever send "mixed" cartons? (ie: 6 Ameracauna, 2 Silkie, 2 Barred Rock & 2 Frizzle Cochin) If you do, what would your price be on...