My little vultures love pretty much everything I throw out to them....a red pepper make them absolutely bonkers the other day...
Anywho, have some grapefruit rinds here from breakfast, but thought I read somewhere that citrus was no good for chickies?
Is this true?
Thanks!
~Bridget
One of my OEG hens has BLUE legs....everyone else has gold (see photo) Why is that? Or do they just sometimes have different colored legs?
My Splash Andalusian also has blue legs, but his breed description says he should.
LOL not that these are even close to all of my birdies! Some of them are becoming very distinct as far as their sex traits, others not as much.
I THINK in this photo I have 2 OEG roos, 1 Andalusian roo and 1 OEG hen....what do you guys think??
~Bridget
My husband (yes HE) is having a coronary b/c the chickens are in the flower bed where we've been trying to grow ivy and morning glories up a trellis.
Anyway short of wrapping the whole thing in chicken wire to keep them out of there?
Thanks!
~Bridget
*sobs* My little Andalusian roo is limping. He and my favorite OEG roo were running away from the dog (dog wasn't actually DOING anything, just standing there w/ me) and now he's all limpy.
He's getting around quite well (though he has an odd 'gait' to him) eating, drinking, etc and REALLY...
So one of my OEG roos has a bald spot on his head. He's had it for WEEKS now, and instead of new feathers coming in, it seems like its getting bigger with him....anyone seen anything like this?
So one of my OEG roos has a bald spot...and has for a few weeks now. Its getting bigger with his noggin rather than going away....I thought originally he was just getting new feathers, but now I just wonder what the heck is going on!
Happy to provide Andre's picture if anyone wants to see...
I found a nifty range feeder on McMurray's website, but wondered what does everyone else who free ranges their chickies do?
Mine will be big enough to go out soon, and I want to be prepared!
~Bridget
So just a sheer curiousity question....can you "predict" chicken colors???
We have horses, and so I know what my "possibilities" are, say when I breed a bay horse to a chestnut, palomino, black, etc....
Not that I "intend" to be breeding, but I dont want to get rid of all my Roos, and they'll...
So I have all these OEG (and one Andalusian...LOL) and am wondering how soon I will know when some are roos and some are hens??? We could only get a straight run, so I'm sure we'll have some of both, and I'm sure I'll have to find new homes for some of the roos
They are about a week old, and...
Hubby picked out the OEG....and the Andi was a 'free chick' but I adore him...LOL I think he's going to be spangled instead of Blue, but thats ok, "Warren" is my favorite!
~Bridget
I am so new to this...I had baby chicks a few summers ago w/ my banties....but that was momma and babies, not just babies in a brooder.
Anyone else have chicks that just SPRAWL to sleep??? I have to go in and take a picture in the morning....they just lay all stretched out all over each other...
Hi all!!
New to this forum and excited to meet some more chickie lovers
My name is Bridget, I grew up a TOTAL city kid, but wanting to do the "horse" thing, and then being in 4-H, it was inevitable that other 'farm critters' would eventually grab hold of me!
When we bought this farm, I got...