Got my five, one week old Buffs March 18th, then one week later got five, one week old RIRs near the 25th.
Today is August 6th.. "Were are my eggs you hussies ?" I ask them everyday when I go out to water and feed them...
Im going on week......22 ?
What drives me nuts is a friend of mine...
If my calulations are correct I bought my 5 Orpingtons on March 18 so on July 18 they will be exactly 18 weeks old. Im crossing my fingers hoping the laying will begin ! THEN the next week my 4 RIR hens will be 18 weeks old as well. I hope the eggs come in droves.
One question - Is it okay...
First question. When making cages, most/some people use some type of crimping tool.
Is there a exact name for a cage crimping tool and were would some one find such a tool and the actual metal crimps ?
Question number two. Is there a good book one might get and read about how to raise quail and...
Ive heard of a livestock auction that is relatively close to me here in Columbus, Georgia.
Locals call it The Chicken Auction. My question is it in Centre or Central Alabama.
I have been raising what I thought were nine beautiful ladies, 5 Buff orpingtons and 4 RIR. But in the last couple of days the wonderful members of this board have told me that I have a RIR rooster !
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=178163
Well in the past couple of...
I bought 4 RIR ladies or so I thought. What do you think of this one. Its not the biggest RIR out of the group but its advanced growth in its comb is making me nervous.
kinda fuzzy
the comb is pink and not very red, is that a marker of sex ?
Like everyone else in the southeast, it seems that we've had more rain in the last four weeks than we had all last year. With this being the first time Ive had a flock of chickens in a coop, Im freaking out over the the dampness in the coop. I mean I have a concrete floor that I poured for them...
It has rained 17 out 21 days the last three weeks here in Columbus, Georgia.
I cant plant my transplants, seedlings, or seeds period cause the ground is so wet I sink a foot into the ground !
Good thing my chicks still have 3 weeks to go before they go outside !
I love rain and thunder every...
Have you ever been just sitting there.
The light bulb goes off in your head that youve just spent your entire sunday, watching Nascar just because its the only thing on and theres a chance for crashes.
Aimlessy posting on BYC with you laptop as well while drinking the last gallon of Tang you...
Starting to build a Tool shed/chicken coop
Safety First !
Messy
Messier
Coop Area almost sixty square feet for my chickens
Roost !
Laying boxes in coop
Buffs on my girlfriends lap on the way home to brooder
Saw the movie friday and just wanted to give some of the families a heads up.
They say its from the director or creator of the Nightmare Before Christmas, that for one should give you a good idea of how strange the movie will be and it doesnt disappoint.
Okay I hate spoilers and giving parts of...
For Circuit City.......................................................................
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I am so glad that I jumped ship after my store in Columbus, Ga missed the last cut and I jumped ship. I tried to talk a bunch of my...
Ok so I know onion cause eggs to have a off flavor. Is there anything else veggie wise chickens shouldnt eat ?
I was thinking about growing broom corn which I think is a type of millet just for them. Will I need to crack the kernals or could I just throw in the plant whole into the coop ?
Here is my plan. After reading about Easter Eggers or EE for short I am going to order some chickens in February. But since I feel more knowledgeable about raising chickens since Im 3 for 3 with my Buff Orpingtons. Im going to increase my load to perhaps 10 to 15 more chickens. Addiction ...
Hello and good evening to everyone here on the BYC forum !
I am extremely happy to have found a forum that is involved in what some people might call outrageous..... Actually keeping animals as pets that actually provide food and a worthwhile, soul cleansing hobby. If only my clothes were kept...