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  1. marilyn1954

    Roosters? Not roosters. That is the question

    I bought 22 chicks in March one was suppose to be a rooster. At 5-1/2 months none are crowing. Are any of these roosters an anyone know the breeds? Thanks
  2. marilyn1954

    Deworming and sour crop

    When deworming chickens, whether you can eat the eggs depends on the dewormer used and its withdrawal period. Here’s a concise breakdown: • Check the dewormer label: Most dewormers, like piperazine or fenbendazole, have specific withdrawal periods (often 0-17 days for eggs) during which eggs...
  3. marilyn1954

    Best dewormer to put in water?

    When deworming chickens, whether you can eat the eggs depends on the dewormer used and its withdrawal period. Here’s a concise breakdown: • Check the dewormer label: Most dewormers, like piperazine or fenbendazole, have specific withdrawal periods (often 0-17 days for eggs) during which eggs...
  4. marilyn1954

    Best dewormer to put in water?

  5. marilyn1954

    Selling chicks

    I’m looking for a few pullets … females only. And do you ship? Pictures of what you have?
  6. marilyn1954

    Strategy's for selling chicks and young birds

    I’m looking for a few pullets, what do you have? Females only tho
  7. marilyn1954

    New Predator

    Useally a hawk will bite their heads off
  8. marilyn1954

    Breeds?

    Here’s what choice layers describes but doesn’t say what you get.
  9. marilyn1954

    Breeds?

    Choice layers to be exact as I took as “best”
  10. marilyn1954

    Breeds?

    I bought a layer special from mcmurrays and they don’t tell you the breeds only that they are their best layers. Anyone know any of these breeds? They are 1 month old. Thanks!
  11. marilyn1954

    Chicks lost in the mail - is there any chance they're still alive?

    McMurrays has nothing to do with it. I’ve never had a problem with McMurray and it’s where I’ve always ordered from. I have nothing bad to say about them. When I told them they were all dead she said another would be shipped to me March 17. I said I had looked online and it showed there were no...
  12. marilyn1954

    Chicks lost in the mail - is there any chance they're still alive?

    Mcmurrays is delivering 26 more to me next week. I’d drive to get them but it’s a 10 hour round trip so I’ll have to cross my fingers they get here within the 48 hour guarantee
  13. marilyn1954

    Chicks lost in the mail - is there any chance they're still alive?

    I received my 25+1 chicks this morning. ALL DEAD mcmurrays shipped them Wednesday from Iowa to Missouri. 6 days 1 state away USPS KILLED THEM
  14. marilyn1954

    I received my 25+1 chicks this morning. ALL DEAD

    I received my 25+1 chicks this morning. ALL DEAD mcmurrays shipped them Wednesday from Iowa to Missouri. 6 days 1 state away USPS should just be shut down and america find a new delivery system for mail.
  15. marilyn1954

    Any problems with chicks via USPS in Southeast?

    I’m waiting still for my 25 chicks to be delivered, left mcmurrays on Wednesday today is Saturday and Sunday no delivery. So maybe Monday, that will be 6 days without food or water. What are the odds if any will be alive!
  16. marilyn1954

    Ended Official BYC Poultry Caption Contest 02-28-25 Pic by RoyalChick

    one last time, that’s mine, DO NOT TOUCH IT!
  17. marilyn1954

    Ended Official BYC Poultry Caption Contest 02-28-25 Pic by RoyalChick

    You did WHAT!
  18. marilyn1954

    A Hawk Is Killing Our Chickens. What should I do?

    No they can get through it by just crashing through it or they fly sideways shaping like a rocket to get through smaller areas. We ended up putting fishing line and bird netting. Unfortunately if there’s a will there’s a way. So far with the extra netting nothing has been eaten, but hawks get...
  19. marilyn1954

    Preventing future hawk attacks

    Well here’s what we do. We string fishing line above in a spiderweb style. Here’s a hawk that comes all the time trying to figure out how to get in. We have done this for many years and we only have restrung one time
  20. marilyn1954

    Here’s a hawk that jut sits and want our chickens but CANT GET IN

    He sat there for a while then flew into the trees and watched for an hour. I guess he was trying to figure out how to get in, I hope I never see him again because if there’s a will there’s a way!
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