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  1. Bella54330

    The Feed and Yolk Experiment: Chicken feed and dark orange yolk color

    I'll also add that they free range all day, and are still on Purina Layena pellets. I feel that the taste from the chili powder eggs is superior to without, but I tend to eat with my eyes first, so attractive foods always taste better to me.
  2. Bella54330

    The Feed and Yolk Experiment: Chicken feed and dark orange yolk color

    Hi there! Just another update Oh the yolk color/feed experiment. I've just recently replaced my flock, and have started feeding capsicum powder in the pellets. I'm also going to try algae and died beet pulp (cheaper), but I got a 5#bag of chili powder from the Asian grocery for $12, so I've been...
  3. Bella54330

    2, 6 month old chickens for sale, just started laying.

    I'm interested! I PM'd you my info. Please contact me :)
  4. Bella54330

    Chicago

    LOOKING FOR 2 EASTER EGGERS OR SIMILAR I have 2 hens that are getting on in age and will likely be headed to the butcher soon. I would like to replace them with 2 Easter Eggers or other reliable layers with blue or green eggs. I prefer juveniles, as I do not have the set up to raise chicks...
  5. Bella54330

    The Feed and Yolk Experiment: Chicken feed and dark orange yolk color

    Just as an update- It's been over a year now, and we've kept the girls on the Layena with Marigold extract diet. The yolks have continued to be about a 9 on the Roche color scale, but we're still striving for that beautiful darker red orange color. The girls have had all of the greens they...
  6. Bella54330

    WEIRD or ODD Eggs pics!!!! :)

    I've gotten eggs like this twice in a row from the same hen (with a day in between). They look like they're cracked, but they're sealed. This hen has been laying eggs with very runny whites over the last 6 months or so. Anyone know what is causing this? Will she be ok? Thanks for any help!
  7. Bella54330

    Winterizing Nipple Waterers? UPDATE Really? No One Knows?

    Very useful info here! We also have the de-icer in the 5 Gal bucket with the verticle nipples and they have frozen twice already. The water stays unfrozen, but the nipples are frozen solid. I just pound on the awhile and eventually they start working again. I may try the horizontal nipple method...
  8. Bella54330

    Chicago

    Welcome Itlog! Your coop and your chickies are adorable! You aren't too far from me in Jefferson Park. Although it's been cold, I don't heat my coop, I just used a clear drop cloth to windproof most of the run. I left the two ends open so that there's some circulation though. Don't forget...
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    Mites? Not sure. Please help. (pix)

    After looking again, it's called CV-80D rather than CV-800. The main ingredient is pryrethrin. You think I could just take all of the bedding out and spray the inside of the coop with this stuff? It's a pretty big bottle. It might be worth a shot rather than scrubbing with bleach, pine sol, and...
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    Mites? Not sure. Please help. (pix)

    Hi guys- Thanks for your thoughts and opinions. I do not have a rooster, just 4 hens. I haven't checked at night for red mites, but I have checked the chickens and don't seem to see anything. I am going to clean and disinfect their coop tomorrow and give them all a good spray with something...
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    Mites? Not sure. Please help. (pix)

    I noticed that my RIR Rose was losing feathers a couple of weeks ago, and chalked it up to a late molting, but she has also had poopy butt for a couple of days now too, so I picked her up to giver her a once over and found that her skin is red and irritated on her belly and her "molting" doesn't...
  12. Bella54330

    Made my first Chicken Sweater Tonight... Photos and my free pattern

    My problem with it being too large was that my hen kept stepping "into" it and getting caught up. Perhaps with a bit of technique I'll be able to fix it :) Once I'm finished perfecting the pattern, I was considering making a few for charity if there is still a need.
  13. Bella54330

    Made my first Chicken Sweater Tonight... Photos and my free pattern

    I have only VERY minimal crochet experience (I had to look up the basic stitches used in this pattern) but I was able to adequately finish this project in only a few hours. Unfortunately, I tried it on my chicken (a Rhode Island Red) and it was much too large. I'm thrilled that I was able to...
  14. Bella54330

    When will my chicken lay??

    Congrats! That's awesome! I have 3/4 hens laying, and the last one should be laying any day now. She's actually doing "the squat" when I come near. It's super exciting to get that 1st egg!
  15. Bella54330

    When will my chicken lay??

    Any updates? Has she been laying yet?
  16. Bella54330

    Chicago

    I agree with Junnibut that your best bet is to A) use an already built structure that you can get for free or cheap or B) build a structure yourself if you're able. I purchased this coop http://www.mcssl.com/store/cumfychickencoops/chaletchicken-coop which retails for about $500. Luckily, I...
  17. Bella54330

    Chicago

    Junibutt- I've seen you on the CBE page! I hope all has worked itself out with your other half and your broody hen :) I have 1 RIR named Rose, 1 Red Star named Nugget (by FAR my friendliest and best layer), 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte named Sylvie, and 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte named Penny (who is...
  18. Bella54330

    can chickens eat pumpkins?

    I went ahead and roasted 14 lbs in the oven because they didn't like it raw, but they really liked it cooked. I then cut it into small 1"-2" pieces because they didn't want to eat it in larger pieces. Boy, they have me trained well...
  19. Bella54330

    can chickens eat pumpkins?

    Just a thought--- I've had a lot of friends ask me if I'd like to have their carved pumpkins now that Halloween is over. I of course ask if they have treated the pumpkin with any chemicals to deter the rats, mice, or squirrels, and turns out that most of them have. Everything from spraying it...
  20. Bella54330

    can chickens eat pumpkins?

    I'm also wondering if you must cook the pumpkins before freezing them? I was thinking that with pumpkins so cheap, why not buy a few for my girls and freeze them, but I have too much to do to worry about cooking them 1st. Also- how much is too much? I have 4 hens and gave them the insides of...
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