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  1. Rex Mom

    6 Lovely hens in Oakland, CA

    Have you found a home for your hens yet? I may know someone near you that could take them. Email me back Susan
  2. Rex Mom

    Older Hen Egg Laying Question

    Thank you Judy. She doesn't seem interested in eating, just drinking water, so I know she isn't feeling herself. I guess I should be happy she's at least drinking. Yes, so relieved she laid an egg. Just wish I knew why she is still sitting/laying down. I may put her in a crate so I can...
  3. Rex Mom

    Older Hen Egg Laying Question

    I have a 5 year old black Australorp hen who started acting odd yesterday. She was fine until the late afternoon. Then I noticed she seemed tired, lethargic, slow. I thought maybe she ate too many bugs and grubs. She kept wanting to lay in a secluded spot. Like she needed to lay an egg...
  4. Rex Mom

    Soft Shell Egg Problem

    Thank You! Since she has layed these type of eggs in the past I think it may be a poor egg shell gland. Now to figure out exactly which hen....ugh. Susan
  5. Rex Mom

    Soft Shell Egg Problem

    I am hoping someone can shed some light on this. I have a Buff Orp. hen, around a year old. She and the rest of the girls went into a molt around the end of September. Of course that's when all egg production went to practically nil. Still sporadically, one particular hen would lay a very...
  6. Rex Mom

    Meaty illness question

    You said these two were the smaller of the bunch... since Cornish X are notorious for having heart trouble from accelerated growth it may be the lethargy you saw was from heart issues. What protien % is you feed? Sometimes too high of % of protien will cause a problem past a certain age (3...
  7. Rex Mom

    can I feed fined chicken scratch to my chicks?

    Old Fashioned oats work too.. they love them! Susan
  8. Rex Mom

    What does this mean....

    Are you sure they aren't molting? If it's just the tail feathers then it sounds like someone is pulling them out or it could be mites. How old are they? If they are young it may be they are molting getting in new feathers. Have you noticed any of the other hens getting agressive recently...
  9. Rex Mom

    Can anyone give answer to problem?

    Hi there~ I wouldn't blame the breeder.. there are so many variables when it comes to raising chicks.. so it just may be that batch. Chicks don't start off knowing where to eat and drink.. so if they like the oatmeal I would sprinkle it on the feed and that will encourage them to eat out of...
  10. Rex Mom

    Help With a Broody Problem...

    I'm lucky that it's not hot here yet.. but I have my broody in one of those rabbit hutches. I reinforced it with hardware cloth so it's preditor proof. It's necessary to take the broody out once a day to allow her to eat/drink and poop. They won't poop usually if they are diehard broodys. So...
  11. Rex Mom

    Momma Hen doesn't seem concerned about other haching eggs

    Mother Nature can be fickle.. there are different reasons why she may have left the rest of the eggs. The big one is, she is happy to have three new chicks and is anxious to show them the world. She may not hear enough peeping or movement from the remaining eggs. Are the remaining eggs still...
  12. Rex Mom

    I just need to vent about Privett Hatchery

    Wow and I was going to email you to ask about what hatcheries are best to order from...LOL. Sorry to hear that.. it would tick me off too! Not to mention.. where are those poor chicks?! I know you order regularly so would know which ones work best. Last year I bought 5 Buff pullets from you...
  13. Rex Mom

    when do standard cochin hens start to lay

    Standard Cochin take a bit longer to mature to egg laying. Anywhere from 5-6 mos old... need to be patient. As far as Roosters.. I would probably say around the same. Although the boys always think they can take care of business early.. LOL
  14. Rex Mom

    We've got a broody...

    Wow is it BO broody season or what?! One of my BO hens has been broody for the last couple weeks. I tried moving her to a hutch to break her of it and it didn't work. So.. I have her in the hutch now with her own box and was able to get some fertile eggs from a friend of mine. She is happily...
  15. Rex Mom

    Anyone use a filter for their duck's swim water??

    I checked out the Skippy Filter.. WOW... they have a Mini Me version that filters up to 750 gal and the kit is very reasonably priced. The beauty of it is.. it's a bio filter so you never clean it. How cool is that!! I am going to email them and ask how it does for a backyard duck pond...
  16. Rex Mom

    Anyone use a filter for their duck's swim water??

    Amiga~ Yes I do have a compost pile that I could water down with it. But long term I wanted to see if there was an alternative. Thank you! I will look up the Skippy Filters. Susan
  17. Rex Mom

    Anyone use a filter for their duck's swim water??

    Hello All~ As stated in another posting.. I am in the planning stages for my duck enclosure. Because I live in an urban/suburban area I don't have the luxury of dumping out a kiddie pool of dirty water into my backyard everyday. I want to be able to accomodate their love of swimming so was...
  18. Rex Mom

    What are the best breeds for an urban environment?

    Thank's Shelly! My friend has Muscovys... they are nice and quiet. However I want mine for eggs and from what she told me they aren't very prolific egg layers. Great for meat... but not for laying. I did consider them.. until my husband saw one and thought they were ugly... LOL I know...
  19. Rex Mom

    What are the best breeds for an urban environment?

    Hello all~ I am in the planning stages for a duck pen.. I think I have that part worked out. However, I am still trying to decide what breed to get. Can anyone give me some feedback on what breeds would work best in a urban/suburban yard? From what I've read I'm leaning toward Cayuga's or...
  20. Rex Mom

    Noisy Hen Problems -Update

    Monetta, I recently re-homed my girls because of their normal chatter. The egg song was waking up my son who works nights. You will find that it is very normal for a type of egg song when they see another hen in the nest (they get excited about it) or when they feel threatened. Also it's my...
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