I have 2 Silver Laced Polish Pullets I need to rehome. VERY human oriented. More like pets to me. I decided not to try to intergrade them into my existing flock because of the horror stories I have read. They are very sweet. I am selling them as pullets because that is what I bought them as...
I have two Polish pullets that I will have to be introducing to my flock. I understand because of the head feathers they are a little harder to introduce. Since I have a two coops and one is empty, I am considering doing something different. I thought I would bounce the ideas I have off of the...
I don't homeschool full time. I am considering taking the plunge and doing it full time now that they are in the second and fourth grades. How do I know they are where they are supposed to be? How do I come up with an appropriate curriculum? I am just afraid that I will set them behind.
How difficult is it to introduce new chicks to a flock? In light of me accidentally receiving the Cochin(?) or Brahma(?) chicks they will be almost 3 weeks older than the EE I am getting. Or will they still be young enough it won't matter?
We got our 101 meat chickens yesterday. 6 are dead so far. They all seemed hyper and happy, eating and drinking.. The latest one to die I noticed a spot of blood a few inches behind it and it had a string of mucus coming out of it's mouth. We got these from Farm and Home who in turn got them...
I am receiving my meat chicks here in a couple of weeks. I will be getting my egg laying chicks three weeks after that. Will I need to have a separate brooder for the newly arrived chicks, or will the meat chicks be o.k. with the new comers? I also have concerns with the older meat chicks...
I homeschool and working to not so much as living off the grid, but providing as much as my own food and supplies as I can. I make my own soaps, lotions, toothpaste, cleaning supplies, etc.. I sew, am crafty, and I can every year. We bought a rural home with small acreage to add chickens. I am...
I currently live in Jerseyville, IL, but recently bought a home with some acreage in Golden, IL (Closest to Quincy, or Hannibal, MO), I am a stay at home mom of 5 kids, ages 26 all the way down to 6! And have a 4 year old grandson. I am planning on buying chicken this spring. I grew up on a...