Search results for query: *

  1. newbie coops

    Chicken and Turkey Theft

    Has anyone had an issue with human predators? About 5 or so years ago, one of my heritage Tom turkeys was very likely (with almost no doubt) stolen by a human. Now we've found that of our 19 layer hens from about 2 months ago have been reduced to 14...with no sign of an animal predator - no...
  2. newbie coops

    White Polish Rooster Needs New Home in or near Kittery, Maine

    A friend of mine has a rooster that was attacked by a dog and is recovering nicely but she can't have roosters in her new place so he needs a new home. He is friendly. Anyone out there who can take him in or knows someone who can? Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.
  3. newbie coops

    Chicken attacked by hawk - badly wounded

    We have a hen that we think was most likely attacked by a hawk. Her tail was almost completely severed at the base and she has a severe puncture wound under her left wing that we didn't even discover until we brought her inside to flush out the wound. We aren't practiced in chicken medicine and...
  4. newbie coops

    Treats question...anyone else have picky chickens???

    We have two separate flocks of chickens - 22 hens and a rooster two years old, and a new flock we keep separate from the older ones, 24 pullets one suspected rooster 10 weeks old. The older flock will not eat COOKED CARROTS no matter how I try to disguise them - whether I put them in stew, mixed...
  5. newbie coops

    HR 875 - This is chilling new proposed legislation...

    This is a warning to all backyard chicken enthusiasts whether you sell your eggs or use them for your own consumption exclusively, hatch them, raise meat birds for your own consumption or for sale, plant a garden regardless of how small - anything to do with raising food. This bill will...
  6. newbie coops

    Buff Orpington Hen with large, floppy comb

    I get so much useful information from this forum, and I've been searching online and can't seem to find a definitive answer so I thought I'd toss this one to all of you who are so learned in backyard chicken rearing where I'm a novice. We have a flock of 23 pullets and one rooster, four...
  7. newbie coops

    Roosters...just curious about who takes them...

    We're new at raising chicks, and in July received 42 2-day-olds for the 25 females we ordered. That required some quick building and thinking. In any case, we have 31 left after losing one the first week and selling 10 at 7 weeks. At least three we suspect are roosters - two NH Reds and one...
  8. newbie coops

    6 1/2-week-old laying hens $8 each & free roosters - NH

    Ordered 25 baby chicks (pullets) from the hatchery and they sent me 41...so now that I've brooded them and they're out in their new coop, I need to find new homes for at least 16 chicks. They were all brooded together, same ages - six and a half weeks old - healthy and feathering normally...
  9. newbie coops

    3 1/2 week old chicks - how to introduce other foods...?

    I have 41 three and a half week old layer chicks and they were on chick starter mash for one week then chick starter crumbles. I've read a lot on this forum about chicks going nuts for yogurt, fruits, bugs, and other supplemental foods but I've tried introducing them to some of those things and...
  10. newbie coops

    Our unexpected 41 chicks (25 ordered...!!!) on their first "outing"

    I thought I'd post some pictures of our 41 (42 received, lost one first week) chicks, three weeks old today, on their first outing. We ordered 25 and were surprised and amused to receive 42! My DH rigged a temporary run for their first foray into the wilderness of the backyard - about 8 feet...
  11. newbie coops

    Just received 42 chicks...from my order of 25!

    Hello! I've enjoyed reading about baby chick adventures and all the wonderful advice and support from this forum. This is only the second time I've posted but I have indeed gained a wealth of knowledge and confidence in this new venture by reading the posts here. My husband and I finally...
Back
Top Bottom