Search results for query: *

  • Users: acates
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. acates

    Chemicals

    I live way back in the woods and about 100 ft from my house is a powerline that goes through the property. When I woke up I saw men spraying around the area. I tried to ask them what they were spraying and they didn't speak English. I told them to stop because I have chickens that free range...
  2. acates

    leghorn?

    I posted pics when they were little and it was a toss up between leghorn and white rock. Now I'm thinking leghorn. What does everyone else think. They are 3 months old now
  3. acates

    A Jealous Chicken?

    I have 6 pullets that are about 3 months old. Well chicken math hit and I decided to take in a rooster that someone couldn't keep because of city ordinance. Well the guy I got him from said he didn't feel right not sending him to his new home without his girl. So I got a breeding pair of...
  4. acates

    cooped up?

    We got our coop and run finished about a week ago. At first the girls wanted to spend all day outside. Now they want to spend all day inside their coop. They don't act sick so why are they wanting to be cooped up?
  5. acates

    Treats

    What types of herbs are good for chickens and which should be avoided? What other types of healthy treats can I give them? So far I have given them hard boiled eggs and yogurt. I have also given them cucumber peeling and tried broccoli stems (they didn't like that). My girls enjoying their...
  6. acates

    Biosecurity???

    I have 6 pullets that are almost 3 months old. I have had them since they were just a day or two. I am getting a sebright hen and roo this week. They are 3 months old as well. I am worried about biosecurity. How can I make sure no one gets sick? This is the first time I have raised chickens so...
  7. acates

    White rock or leghorn???

    My pullets are almost 3 months old any idea on the breed?
  8. acates

    outdoor lights?

    Just wandering if outside lights around coop would deter night time preditors? Is there anything that you can put around coop or run that would help? No chemicals though! Thanks :)
  9. acates

    How to keep healthy chickens?

    What advice would you give a first timer on raising healthy chickens? What is the most important thing you can do for your flock to insure their health?
  10. acates

    mobile coop?

    Okay I am almost finished with my "big" coop and already I am thinking about a mobile coop. I would really love to let my girls free range but I live in the woods. I am so worried about preditors. So I thought about turning the brooder into a mobile coop that they can take turns in. That way...
  11. acates

    Inside designs and construction

    My husband and I are currently building our first coop. Would anyone be willing to post pictures of their inside design. I have 7 Chicks. I have 4 nesting boxes built and one roosting bar. I am going to build a poop board for it. Do nesting boxes need to have a top? Right now ours are just...
  12. acates

    coop location?

    Getting ready to build our coop and I am still unsure where to put it? We are 100% surrounded by woods. Should I opt for the most shade for heat protection and risk preditors being closer? Or open areas where it would be hotter but safer? Any ideas would help.
  13. acates

    I need some advice

    Okay here's my problem. I bought some plain jane chicks from TSC. I wanted some "fancy" chickens so I found a breeder and bought 2 appenzeller spitzhaubens. They lady assured me that they would be ok in the broder since they were only a week and 1/2 apart. Well the new babies kept wanting to go...
  14. acates

    please help

    I woke up this morning to a nearly dead chick. I don't understand??? This baby was fine last night running around, eating, and now is acting like it cant walk or hold its head up. I'm so upset. it just keeps chirping but can't get up.
  15. acates

    cornish x, white rock, or leghorn???

    Can anyone identify these. They are almost 3 weeks, really flighty, and all white. purchased them at TSC and were supposed to be red pullets. Only one of them look reddish and is a bit smaller. Thanks for looking!
  16. acates

    Appenzeller Spitzhauben chicks

    I got two chicks today. I am excited to see how they will turn out! They seem to be getting along good with my older chicks. It was actually pretty cute...my new babies keep trying to go under the bigs ones. They must miss snuggling with their mom. Does anyone know about the breed?
  17. acates

    Appenzeller sputzhauben

    I'm new to this so I'm not sure if there is a thread for this particular breed...But anyway. My husband got me a pair of these beautiful chicks. I am excited to have a fancy looking bird. Does anyone have experience with them? When will I be able to tell if one of them is a rooster?
  18. acates

    TSC pullets...help me identify!

    We got our first chicks almost 2 weeks ago. We thought we were getting reds. We were told they would be good egg layers and that's all I really wanted. Now I am afraid I have gotten cornish x. 5 Of them are[/IMG][/IMG] growing really fast and have white feathers. One of them are smaller and have...
  19. acates

    New member.

    Hi. just wanted to introduce myself. I got my first chicks about 2 weeks ago. I am kinda upset because I wanted laying hens and I am afraid I got cornish x. Started with 6 and they were supposed to be red pullets. Their feathers look like they are coming in white. I am new to this so not sure. I...
Back
Top Bottom