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  1. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I have one that's called an Austrawhite (could be spelling it wrong), that's a mix of Australorp and I believe a white leghorn. She's almost all white, with a few random black spots on her back - not a regular pattern. She's very sweet, isn't as flighty as a regular Leghorn (she'll...
  2. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I'm so sorry to hear this. Hugs to you for caring for her so tenderly - she was certainly one of a kind.
  3. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: In West Jordan do you know what predators we need to look out for? My chicks will be ready to go out soon and I'm trying really hard to put something together for them but it's been so slow going with this pregnancy. I don't want to loose any. I've become quite attached to them. We have...
  4. kimbobim

    Best breed for egg production over time?

    We had a Black Star (a black sex link) from McMurray hatchery that laid steadily until she was almost 8 years old - 5 to 6 enormous eggs a week. She was our head hen for a long time, great personality, not too loud. Only weird thing about her was she did a hard molt every January, which was...
  5. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: Mine are sitting in the shade, dust bathing and gossiping.
  6. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I'm sending you an email - I've got a broody Australorp that is desparate to raise some babies. kimbobim
  7. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: Currant jelly is the best! My absolute favorite. I got my 2 bushes at Linden Nursery, here in Utah County. I've seen them at some other nurseries, but never at places like Home Depot or Lowes. I'd check with a local nursery to see if they'll grow up there. I bet they would - they...
  8. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: Someone is feeding chicks to a snake?! That makes me sick to my stomach. I'm hoping hoping hoping that Marty's babies didn't go to that guy! I would have taken them if I'd have thought someone would be that cruel. I hope your tests come out ok! I'm not even sure what kind of scan...
  9. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: Seriously - he got mad because you planted tulips? Tulips? The friendliest flowers after daisies? Clearly, that man has issues. And if he cut MY bushes without permission, he'd be in serious trouble. I love our currant bushes, and want to put in a couple more, but am running out...
  10. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I was thinking that, myself. We're busy getting our garden in - some stuff should have gone in the ground weeks ago, but I'm planting it anyway. I'm alternating rows of peas (that I planated in March and it's been so cold they're only 2 inches tall) with new rows of pole beans, so...
  11. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: First of all, welcome to all the newbies! This is a great bunch of folks. Secondly, just wanted to make sure you know not to use cedar shavings in your brooders and coops - something in the oils is toxic, it gets in their lungs. Several threads here on BYC were started by people...
  12. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I don't have so much problem with wild bird, since my feeders are inside the coops, it's just the spilling of food. Then they're 'too good' to pick it up off the floor I'm guessing. I need to find something like the baby chicks have, where when the feed gets low, they have to stick...
  13. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: aaaaaggghhh. I had a reply all typed up and lost it. We've tried a bunch of different feeders, too, but they seem to waste more than they eat. Also, I'm tired of feeding the wild bird population (and their germs and parasites). So.... we're going to build a treadle feeder this...
  14. kimbobim

    Sounds silly... but what's the best way to catch/pick up my chickens?

    Quote: So I have a question- do chickens really like being petted? or is that anthropomorphizing them? I can definitely see that they would learn to associate treats with being fed, and so they would like that. But it doesn't seem like a chicken normally gets stroked or petted in her natural...
  15. kimbobim

    Sounds silly... but what's the best way to catch/pick up my chickens?

    This is just my experience, for what it's worth - first of all, grabbing them by their legs really freaks my birds out. They flap their wings and kick and flail like crazy. You have to pin down their wings first off - I use both hands to sort of clamp down on the chicken from above, over both...
  16. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Marty, et al - Have any of you ordered Delawares yet? I'd like to get 2 or 3 pullets, but don't want to go through the hassle of placing an order for so few. If any of you have any Delawares coming this spring and would sell me a few, please let me know! thanks! kimbobim
  17. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I agree - sounds like an urban legend to me. If any licensed doctor or health care worker was treating "a lot" of people, (even more than 1 patient, ESPECIALLY if the patients report getting chicken feed from the same place), then it surely would have been reported to any number of...
  18. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: I've never heard of quinoa but looked it up and sounds yummy, I'll hv to look for some. I did try warm oatmeal, then cottage cheese, rice, flax seeds, etc. She seems perkier now so I'll try the oatmeal again. Edited to add: Oh, I didn't see any signs of eggs but can you even see...
  19. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: Glad to hear she's doing well. Have you tried giving her warm oatmeal? Or cooked quinoa? Quinoa has a lot more protein than rice - my chickens looooove oatmeal and quinoa, especially with a little applesauce mixed in it, or raisins. They like plain yogurt, too. How long till her...
  20. kimbobim

    Utah!

    Quote: My understanding is that chickens can get mites from wild birds, who pretty much all carry them - so if Betsy was ever outside, she was exposed. Have you been able to find a color photo that identifies the bugs she has? That'd be a good place to start. Although, even looking at the...
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