Hello! I've actually been a member before, but it was years ago. I had a few backyard pet birds, but we had an incident involving another homeowner in the neighborhood and feral cats - Grrrr - and to protect the rest of my birds, I sent them to a farm in North Carolina. I now have a much better...
Hello! I'm hoping to get some education. I can't math my chickens apparently.
I have a black cochin laying, a black silkie laying, and two easter eggers. The cochin, Tallulah lays small rounded and very slightly tan tinted eggs daily. A couple of weeks ago, smaller white "skinny" eggs...
Here's a couple pics I took this afternoon while they were mud wrestling. Betty seems to have sprouted larger black tail feathers while Veronica's are still red and stubby. Betty's comb is plump and bright red, and her wattles are larger, longer and floppier. I've been reading that both can...
Hello! My name is Outlaw Alice a.k.a. Tammy. I've just gotten into raising chickens. I grew up on a farm that had 30 - 40 chickens at a time, but I just want a mini flock for a million reasons. Fresh eggs (also my husbands reason as he waits for his omelets impatiently), pest control...