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  1. Bonniejean83

    Review by '' on item 'Orpington'

    Love my Buff Orpingtons! I have 3 and they are fantastic with kids. We have a small backyard coop with a couple of other birds, but these are my favorite. They don't mind the cold winter of the midwest, and with extra light, kept laying most of the winter except when it was really cold. Great...
  2. Bonniejean83

    Scissor beak and a lonely chick

    I have 2 easter eggs chicks I got almost 3 weeks ago, and one has developed a scissor beak problem. I have read the older posts where it's recommeded to file the beak, deep food and water dishes, and of course I could always cull the bird. My question is this, I have 4 other girls in the coop...
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    Announcement April Fools 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!

    That was hilarious! Had me going for a about 2 minutes, until I kept reading! I knew with 30 some pages and it starting this morning something was off!
  4. Bonniejean83

    Illinois...

    Quote: New to chickens, and would love to check out a swap. When and where is it?
  5. Bonniejean83

    Illinois...

    Quote: and to the Illinios thread!! We go to the Farm & Fleet in Ottawa on our way home from our son and daughter-in-laws in Minooka and love Starved Rock State Park! In case you missed the disclaimer...........chickens, and BYC, are addicting!! Thanks for the welcome! I actually ordered...
  6. Bonniejean83

    Illinois...

    I'm from Ottawa, Il, about 90 miles south of Chicago, and 15 minutes from Starved Rock State Park. New to owning chickens, but already having a great time!
  7. Bonniejean83

    Baby chickies get the zoomies. Yours?

    That is hilarious! I didn't know what to call it.... I have 5 chickies in my brooder, 2 Speckled Sussex and 3 Buff Orpingtons, and it's one of the Buffs who does it the most. My son keeps saying she's trying to fly! They are so much fun to watch, and they are getting more and more used to me and...
  8. Bonniejean83

    Nesting box and doorway sizes???

    I have 5 new chicks and starting construction on my coop this week. I have 2 Speckled Sussex and 3 Buff Orpingtons. Any suggestions on dimesions for the doorway leading from the roost to the attached run and the nest boxes? I know especially the Buff Orpingtons are a fairly large bird, and don't...
  9. Bonniejean83

    What are YOUR laws?

    I am new to owning chickens, and just a couple of months ago before making plans and ordering chicks I had to call my local city official to find out what was allowed. I live in Ottawa, IL, pop about 19,000, we're about 90 miles south of Chicago, near Startved Rock State Park (for those familiar...
  10. Bonniejean83

    one less chicken eater

    Quote: Very nice, that's a fun one to shoot! Big coyote took! Post pics of the end project you make with the pelt, love to see it!
  11. Bonniejean83

    Best floor for coop?

    I'm new as well, and have started my planning for my coop. I'm going to be using concrete pavers around the outside edges, (my coop will have an attached run), that the bottom framing (using treated lumber) will sit on, and using construction sand in the run. The whole thing will have a roof...
  12. Bonniejean83

    no eggs and an overbearing neighbor

    I feel for you, even well meaning, noisey neighbors can be a headache. I just got my first chicks this week and hope it doesn't flare up issues with a terrible household of neighbors we have living behind us. They have thrown things over the fence to our 2 dogs, but it was cooked poultry bones...
  13. Bonniejean83

    one less chicken eater

    Nice! I would have done the same thing! Even if you don't want the pelt, in some areas there are groups or the DNR will pay per head or pelt...
  14. Bonniejean83

    Sitting pretty

    She is pretty... I wanted EEggers too, but my husband told me he wouldn't eat anything but brown or white eggs! Being I just started, I'll have to work on that one!
  15. Bonniejean83

    Check this out

    Were the rabbits being charged with disturbing the peace? They broke that up quite effectively!
  16. Bonniejean83

    hehehehe.... silly chicks

    That is too cute! I feel the need to set up a chick photo shoot!
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