OMG....So they are 22 and a half weeks old, and suddenly they started making all this noise, especially today! Junie, my salmon faverolles layed her first egg today, and she was a bit loud until then, now she is being good, but Velvet, my BO is going Bawk bawk bawk abwk abwk at the top of her...
Hi everybody! Well, my husband was just offered a job in Fresno, so it looks like we will be moving soon. From what I can decipher, chickens are NOT allowed in Fresno, can anyone verify that? I was thinking perhaps we could move to Madera instead, but I can't find any info on keeping hens there...
Sadly we had to have little Peaches put to sleep at the vets this morning. The Vets were pretty sure it was Mareks, now I am hoping my other chickens don't get it. It's very heartbreaking for myself and my son, I have never seen him cry like that. Thanks for your response Shayna. She was the...
Well, after much hard work (and many bruises!) and a very long, very slow three hour drive home, I finally got my coop in place!! I found this coop and run on Craigslist for half what the guy that builds them sells them for!! The previous owners only had it for less than a year!! It is like...
Here they are...my little darlings...I've waited 25 years for this dream to come true.....First up is Velvet my Black Australorp
Her wing feathers are coming in so fast...
Next up is Alice my Splash Marans
Peaches my Buff Brahma was very frightened of the flash! But she is very sweet...
So my little 2 day old splash marans just pooped something like a small piece of angel hair pasta (gross I know...don't have spaghetti tonight!) My instinct says worm, but I thought they would start out clean coming from a hatchery (My Pet Chicken). Can they be wormed this young? They are on...
because I can't find any, but I do have regular apple cider vinegar...will that work? My new chicks have some pasty butt and I'm going to try the ACV...along with plain yogurt and boiled yolk. They took to the yogurt/crumble combo right away, and the egg is boiling now....
My brand new 1 day old black australorp is pooping alot, and the poops have been staying on her fuzz. Will it dry up and fall off, or do I need to wipe her butt everytime she poops?
Ok, so I just got my chicks today, and they keep scaring me by falling asleep at their waterer. Is this how baby chicks drown? I have some glass marbles in there, but I'm not sure if I should put more in. I can't watch them every second, but I am terrified they will drown. Are they smarter than...
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So, I've been trying to figure out how to contain my chickens when they are outside of their coop. I will be getting 4 different breeds..Black Austalorp, Buff Brahma, Salmon Faverolles, and a Splash Marans. Their coop/run combo is 4x4 of coop space, with 4x8 of attached run. They...
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Hope you are havin' a great day...It's super sunny here! Yay Spring!
Anyway, I would like to get some opinions on painting my chicken coop. The one I am getting has a built in 4x8 run, and will come with the hardware cloth already attached, sooo, my question is...... what is the...
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Well, I have 4 baby's coming on April 23rd from My Pet Chicken, so I have my brooder all set up and I've been testing the temperature. Directly under the light is reading 100 degrees, but it's pretty good size (42x22) and seems to have several different heat zones ranging from 80...