My husband and I are moving in about 3 months and need our 4x8 coop moved about 8 miles. I am having a heck of a time getting someone that can do this. Its going to need a forklift to get it to the front yard. Can't fit a flat bed in the back due to neighbor's fence.
Any suggestions?
I waited to long to set up the broody enclosure and now that its set up, I need to move her and 3 eggs. I plan on doing this at night. I've set up the broody area to be as dark as possible in the nest box. Anything else I need to be aware of. I don't want to break her broodiness?
Her current...
I rescued 3 seven-year-old hens. One isn't laying any longer, and two (a RIR and unknown Black & Red) lay one egg daily. The two that lay, their eggs are distinctly different in shape. So, the RIR is laying the poopy smelling eggs, I think. I wash the eggs just before using them and noted...
I have a bantam GLC and a bantam Golden Sebright. the Cochin is just about a year old and the Sebright is about 17 months old. For the past 4-5 months, these 2 nut cases go broody together for weeks on end. Its just about ridiculous and they are my only hens of laying age. The rest of my...
So, I adopted 3 hens from one of my clients. I am a pet sitter. He is losing his home and while caring for his dog, Sam, I noticed the hens were in dire need of just about everything. The coop was just an utter disaster. They were laying their eggs on a poop-covered floor, flies were...
I am considering adding a single duck to my flock. My daughter insists that she be accompanied by a chicken while in her kiddie pool. So, needless to say, I have rescued my hens on many occasions!
To solve this constant life guarding, I thought it would be easier to just get the kid a darned...
I have a 14 month old Sebright hen. She is going broody for the second time since January. I can't figure her out. Aren't Sebrights supposed to be flaky, non-broody, terrible mothers?
She is in the same nest box as my broody cochin hen. This should be fun!
Ok, so my 3 year old opened the chick pen and a visiting Lab ran in and grabbed my FAVORITE silver laced cochin chick, about 2 months old. While my little chick was in her mouth she chased 2 other chicks. I screamed bloody murder and she dropped the chick and cowered in the yard. I picked up...
I am addicted! I admit. Sultans are soooooo wonderfully addictive. I am looking for the holy grail of chickens, to me......the Black Sultan.
If you have a few to spare, I'd like to have them please!
I would also love some white Sultans too. Its so tough to get a good quality Sultan.
So i am on day 22 here. Yesterday I had 3 chicks hatch and the last 6....NOTHING!!! No pips....?????? They are bantam black cochins.
I candled this morning....I know, big NO NO! But I am not sure if anything was moving in the last 6 but then again it IS day 22.
Should I make a hole in the...
I have 3 three-week old Silver Laced Cochin bantams. Very social and sweet birds. A total of 5 hatched out and I am keeping 2. Local pick up only. Great for young children or a 4H project.
I have been with T-Mobile for YEARS and I just heard that AT&T is buying them out! I DID NOT sign a contract with AT&T and if this goes thru I will not continue on with AT&T. Its just another monopoly.
OK, so I live in the god-awful state of Rhode Island....not by choice. Anyhow, I have owned a dog walking business for about 12 years and lately it seems that the towns I service have new, gung-ho dog officers who love to patrol my canine hot spots. So, now I am off to check out a location...
I am working on getting some eggs from a woman in Australia. We are both not well versed in the USDA regulations on importing eggs between these 2 countries.
Can someone point me in the right direction to the link on the USDA site for safe countries? I am going to look today, but I am sure...
My Sebright is a momma to a singleton. Things were going great but tonight she wants to roost with the girls and her poor chick is on the floor screaming bloody murder. So, I picked up the chick and put her in the brooder with some cochin chicks I hatched out. Poor thing is so confused. But...
My favoritw hen, Banshee, a Sultan was killed today. She died tryiing to protect her flockmate's chick to a darn coopers hawk. The jerk was up in the tree watching us as we looked for the chick...to no avail.
I cried when I took my shower tonight. We spent 5 hours securing the run, where...
So I SEVERELY overpaid for 6 Sultan eggs on ebay. $38 plus shipping. I got the eggs last Thursday and the eggs were very porous, oddly shaped and not white. I have a sultan hen. Her eggs were way better looking. But I don't have a sultan roo, so I got these eggs. I contacted the seller asking...